Hi,
I have a relatively new paradigm home theatre, with 5 speakers and a sub. The Sub has started to make a bzzzft sound, in kind of a ticking pattern. Sometimes the front right speaker sounds fuzzy too. I thouroughly checked and tightened all connections, and switched the fuse in the sub. My husband thinks it's a connection problem, something wrong with the cables, but I don't think so. They are expensive and durable, and I often check everything over for good connection because we use this set up for our cd player as well, and I'm a music junkie. I wonder if it might have something to do with static? When I take the cables out and rub them, they work fine for a short while. Some possible contributing factors... We recently purchased a big screen plasma TV, perhaps the static from the plasma tubes is interfering? Our house is really dry since the furnace has been coming on, around 25% humidity, and the components are near the heat vent? I don't know much about these things, but I always seem to be able to fix electronics, and I don't let my husband hook anything up, that's my job :) The surround has always worked like a charm, until now. Any ideas on what is causing the sub sounds? I can't go without music for much longer, and we don't want to have to replace our sub. Are there any things we should avoid/do or tips on keeping things running their best? Thanks for the help.