I have a pioneer sx650 powers up lights r on needles move when changing stations tried both A & B channels. wires & speakers r ok, heard a slight crackling sound just before I lost the sound. Any help is greatly appreciated!

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Sorry to burst your bubble my freind but things do wear out as you had plenty of life out of this unit.. Your problem is a transistor or a driver IC is breaking down under a load and heat and will get worse to where you wont be able to use the unit.. It will probable cost you in a range of 200 bucks or .more!as there is no quick fix for a solid state unit that has no user serviceable parts inside. Its just not replacing the bad part , its the hooking up to the load resistors then seeing that several other parts are not up par and having to start rebuilding the amp statges of your reciver.. If its more then 8 years old Time to landfill it and get a new one .. Put it to rest. It dosent owe you anything as its been loyal to you all these years!! Good Luck

SOURCE: Stereo speaker suddenly stopped giving sound

You will need to take the speaker apart and with an ohm meter or continuity tester, measure the resistance of the speaker right at the speaker to see if the speaker is open. if it is you have no choice then to replace the speaker. If the speaker measures a low resistance, measure the wires froom the speaker to the output wires or terminals. Some speaker manufacturers install small fuses inside their speakers. Good Luck

SOURCE: Loud crackling / popping

Well gd stuart i think you need some new speakers

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Had the same problem. Another website suggested that the problem was that my speaker wires were too close to power cords. Turns out, my speaker wire was actually crossing over the surge protector!

I moved my speaker wires so that they were as far from power cords as possible and the problem disappeared. Not sure if this is a permanent solution but so far it has worked. By the way, this problem was driving me crazy. I originally thought it was due to a bad CD lens. Got the CD player cleaned was almost ready to buy a new receiver. Try this first before wasting money!

Frank Fulton

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• Posted on Dec 05, 2009

SOURCE: Pioneer VSX 818V No Sound

First thing to check is the Speaker Select Switch. It will say, "A" "AB" or "Both" it will be displayed on the LCD screen as well. Second if that's ok, Check the "Direct" switch. If it's on, turn it off. Generally if it's on, you will see a blue light if it's on (most receiver's)

If you still have No audio, hook up your DVD to the "Direct" input and turn "Direct" on. If you have audio then. The DSP chip is probably bad and you should take it to a shop and have them bench it first to confirm. Hope this helps

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