Hello anybody there my sub now talks

[skr1]

I have the onkyo 905 connected to a power sub magnat s300 thx but now its a preacher it seems to pick up a radio station.

Is something /someone calling? Whats the cause? Thanks.

 

[Andrew Everard]

It's either a higher being calling you to fulfil your destiny or - more likely - the cable between the receiver and the sub acting as an aerial.

Do the voices go away when you disconnect the cable from the receiver? If so, the problem might be in the receiver.

If not, do they stop when you disconnect the cable from the sub and the receiver? If so, it's probably poor shielding in the cable.

If they continue with the cable disconnected from the sub, then either the sub is faulty, or its picking up the voices via the mains cable, though this last one is very unlikely.

You could try changing the cable, or putting a couple of ferrite clamps on your existing one.

If you still hear the voices when everything is switched of, then one of the following is true:

a) You are the chosen one

b) You have very thin walls

or c) You need help of a kind I am not qualified to offer.

 

[John Duncan]

Can't be a), Drummerman is the chosen one - didn't you get the memo?

 

[skr1]

Andrew Everard:

It's either a higher being calling you to fulfil your destiny or - more likely - the cable between the receiver and the sub acting as an aerial.

Do the voices go away when you disconnect the cable from the receiver? If so, the problem might be in the receiver.

If not, do they stop when you disconnect the cable from the sub and the receiver? If so, it's probably poor shielding in the cable.

If they continue with the cable disconnected from the sub, then either the sub is faulty, or its picking up the voices via the mains cable, though this last one is very unlikely.

You could try changing the cable, or putting a couple of ferrite clamps on your existing one.

If you still hear the voices when everything is switched of, then one of the following is true:

a) You are the chosen one

b) You have very thin walls

or c) You need help of a kind I am not qualified to offer.

Thanks Andrew for the light to guide me on my journey?

a No (cannot walk on water)

b 2 feet thick grade 2

c thats true wife says that all the time. (its in my head)

Now the cable was replaced for a longer run . And only since then as the preacher ?sub spoke. do you think i should flog it on ebay there might be a shroud in it ?

 

[Andrew Everard]

Then it's deffo the cable. Clamps may help, but one with better shielding is the best answer, or it could just be the cable is just the right length to act as an antenna for the particular station it's picking up.

 

[John Duncan]

skr1:Now the cable was replaced for a longer run . And only since then as the preacher ?sub spoke. do you think i should flog it on ebay there might be a shroud in it ?

Bingo. Longer cable = better aerial. Replace it with one that's better shielded, or the older shorter one. But before you do, can you record the radio interference, and post mp3s of the before (noisy) and after (not noisy) results? That would be most helpful.......

 

[skr1]

and i thought i was the only one who needed help

 

[John Duncan]

skr1:and i thought i was the only one who needed help

No, trust me, it would be very helpful

 

[John Duncan]

I do have one question though - is the preacher saying "Rega R3.....Rega R3.....Rega R3....."?

 

[skr1]

sounds like my surname