I have an Onkyo TX SR 700 receiver, Bose Acoustic Mass 10 speakers, Panasonic Viera 52" flat screen with my computer connected to the receiver. The computer uses a high end sound card. The flat screen and receiver connect with extension across the room to the computer. The room is 14x13. I have a large hum from the speakers. Even at negative volume on the receiver the speakers hum ludly. When I turn up Windows Media Player and system tray volumes that hum lowers but I with static when I play a movie or music. I moved the sub woofer away from the flat screen and adjusted sound via Media Player equalizer with not much progress. Can it be speaker wire winding for storage causing interference? Does my subwoofer amp need to be replaced?

Hi Terry, please check the impedance rating on the speakers. Thank you, Onkyo USA

Hi lechap,

With the indulgence of IB4G2008 as per his last post Feb 13.....

If I figure your concerns right, they are:
1. You have an iPod on an Onkyo IPod dock that you want to connect to an Onkyo receiver TX-302;
2. You have an Onkyo receiver TX-302 that you want to power a set of Bose Cinemate speakers;
3. the connectors on some do not fit or are not the same;
4. you want to know what goes to where.

If I may suggest:
a. connect the L/R Audio Out of the Onkyo IPod dock to the L/R Audio IN of VIDEO 1 using a pair of RCA to RCA cable. Connect the S Video Out of the Onkyo IPod dock to the Video IN of VIDEO 1 using an S Video to RCA Video cable. Thereafter if you want to watch a movie or play music from your iPod, you need to choose Video 1 in the Onkyo receiver TX-302. You can of course choose any other VIDEO 1~3;



b. all other source/devices may be connected similarly using the same scheme on any of the free VIDEO / AUDIO inputs
c. of course the MONITOR OUT goes to your TV or projector.

With respect to the Bose Cinemate, it would not be technically correct to connect the Bose Cinemate speakers straight to the speaker out of the Onkyo receiver TX-302. You need to install another set of speakers to the speaker outs of the Onkyo receiver. The Bose Cinamate system's TV AUDIO could be connected to the TAPE OUT (or the AUDIO L/R OUT of VIDEO 1)



Hope this be of initial help/idea. Pls post back how things turned up or should you need additional information.

Good luck and kind regards.

Thank you for using FixYa.

Get a RCA cable and connect from your amp where it said Sub Woofer in the Pre Out box in the back of the amplifier top left hand side and take it to the "Sub In" located in the back of your Sub woofer bottom right hand (White round connector).
Good Luck!

What you are hearing is a combination of the programmed signal processing and equalization of THX mode plus performance limitations of the speakers.
Your only options would be to be either change your listening positions or the positions of the speakers, so that there is a direct and unobstructed line that is on axis from your ears to the speaker drivers. Or, you can disable THX mode.

The protect message appears when the current powering an amplifier inside the receiver goes beyond the safety limit or the amplifiers overheat. So just check the wiring and the speakers impedance with an ohmmeter - each should be above 6 ohms
If they are lower then you have a short in one of the actual drivers of the Bose 901 speaker . If the impedance is OK then the Onkyo overheats, place it in a better position to increase the airflow thru it.

What is your crossover setting set at?
If it is set at 40 HZ, this would explain weak bass; as that Bose system sends ~120HZ down to the sub.

I reccomend checking the crossover setting to 120 or 100; with all speakers to small.

You may need to increase the db setting on your sub as well......

Good Luck.

What model Bose? If the speaker wires have molded ends they are possibly NOT electrically compatible with anything but the electronics they were sold with.

GO TO HARDWARE IN MENU SWITCH HDMI AUDIO OUT OFF, IF THIS DOSE NOT WORK MAKE SURE B SPEAKERS ARE NOT ON AS THIS PUTS THE MENU UP THE LEFT ,SOUNDS DAFT BUT IT DOES.IF YOU STILL HAVE PROBLEMS YOU HAVE A FAULT.

HOPE THIS HELPS.
CABLE GUY.

well most dvd aint 7.1 are using dolby digital cable in digital mode ect on sterio set output on ps3 audio setting to digital