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Voices sometimes have a "rattle" quality to them

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dweeb

The audio part of my home theater system is:
Pioneer Elite DV-37 Progressive Scan DVD player
Denon AVR-3802 A/V Digital Dolby receiver
Boston Acoustics MicroSystem 9500
Often when watching DVDs, especially older ones (but not necessarily older ones), the voices from my center channel speaker have a ringing, sort of rattle quality about them, especially for higher pitched voices. I rarely hear this when watching TV (RCA DS4220RE Digital Satellite Receiver), but I do hear it sometimes on CNN. I had noticed the same problem on my previous mid-fi set-up (Sony electronics, Polk Audio speakers). I have the Cinema EQ turned on in my receiver to reduce brightness in the sound, but I don't know what else to do. Is it a problem with my settings somewhere or are my speakers just poor quality? Any help is greatly appreciated.
Chris

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Re: Voices sometimes have a "rattle" quality to them - Seth 12:24:48 12/29/02 (0)
That is odd that you would experience this with two completely different systems. Though, I believe it with CNN. Here's your checklist:
-Try a cheater plug to test for ground loop (#1 problem)
-Remove and reconnect all connectors
-Verify no speaker wires are shorting
-Take one of the noticable DVD's to someone elses system, and make sure that it's not your ears
-Try line conditioner
-Start swapping equipment and or cables, one at a time

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