Center channel turns scratchy.

After about an hour or so of use, the center speaker turns scratchy. All the other speakers are fine, no matter how long they are used for. I've tried multiple speakers, multiple imputs, and changed the wiring, none or which have fixed the problem.

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Sorry to inform you, The driver transistors or IC is going bad, or there might be a poor solder connection on the center channel Amp. If you know how to solder, you may be able to poke around at the center channel amp circuit, with a wooden or plastic tool, and maybe see where the bad connection(s) are. To get a shop to looki at this unit, may not pay, but that is all up to you, on how much you paid for the unit, and how much your willing to pay to get it fixed. Read this great article and see if it helps you to decide. http://www.techlore.com/article/10602/How-to-Determine-if-you-Should-Repair-a-Broken-Device/ Good Luck Please do not forget to rate this thread.

Posted on Dec 17, 2006

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