Not that anyone is waiting around breathlessly for an update on this, but I'm happy to say it's been a week and the old receiver was clearly the problem. The new receiver not only works perfectly, it produces better sound than the old one. So all is well again.
Thanks, Mike Up! I'm embarrassed to say this, having owned stereo and home theater equipment since the '80s, but I didn't even know you could reset a receiver! How do you do it? Is there a standard procedure, or do I need to look up the manual specific to my old receiver? It would be nice to...
Well, all signs seemed to indicate the problem was with my old receiver, so I bought a new one. It's only been two days now, but so far, no issues whatsoever! Let's hope that holds and the problem is solved!
THANKS to all who pitched in with helpful comments and suggestions!
I never play my system at a loud volume--even at its loudest, I can't possibly be approaching its limits. So I don't think it has anything to do with an automatic shut-off.
It will play again after hitting pause, no problem. Well, I should say 90 percent of the time. Really, when the audio cuts...
Thanks very much, everyone. I don't hear a "click" every time before the sound cuts out, but sometimes I hear a noise, fairly loud and with distortion. I would call it a "pop." Again, not every time, and the sound can go off without this noise, but when we do hear it, my wife and I prepare for...
I posted this elsewhere and got some good, well-intentioned responses that, alas, did not solve the issue. So I thought I would try here.
I’ve been having strange audio issues that I cannot figure out. When I play Blu-ray discs, sometimes they play perfectly. At other times, the picture is fine...