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Old 11-01-2007, 06:43 PM   #2 (permalink)
powerknowledge
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Originally Posted by piratehunter View Post
I've not heard this myself, but a friend picked up the Onkyo 605 and is hearing a low humming sound. I, of course, had him check all the wires and connections, but he hears the sound with headphones as well, so that leads me to believe that it's something internal.

Have any of you 605 owners heard this or seen it reported elsewhere?

Thanks.
This hum issue, along with a separate "popping" issue, has been discussed and debated at some length at AVS forums; do a keyword search in the audio section and check it out. Warning, though: I'm not kidding about "at some length" (better take some vacation time)

P.S.: Should note that the hum issue isn't endemic to all 605s (seems random, and not even localized in certain production dates), and that a few people also reported it in the 805s (my 805, thankfully, is free of any unwanted noise). And in any event, if I recall correctly, many (but not all) people with the hum issue who didn't have a funky connection somewhere found they could resolve it by something as simple as plugging it into a good-quality power strip (i.e., not directly into the wall) or by doing an "unplug and reboot". Again, no promises for the validity of my comments, but that's what I remember, or think I remember.
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