That's great that you found the problem, Worldcup. It's kind of funny to me that this was your problem. As a matter of coincidince, i just got some cables in today that i had purchased. As a matter of "routine inspection", i always measure cables for basic electrical characteristics and to make sure that they are okay before hooking them up. As it turns out, one of the two cables measured very poorly. After taking them apart, i found a very poor connection that resulted in a 500% increase in impedance !!! While i don't know if the person that owned these tried to repair the cables and screwed up or if that's how he got them, all i know is that the average person would have thought that there was something DRASTICALLY wrong with their sound and performance. Who knows, maybe that's why the guy that i bought them from sold them !?!?!?! Either way, it was easily corrected and like you, all is well now. Hopefully, our similar problems might help others diagnose nagging problems that they too have never been able to pinpoint. CHECK YOUR CABLES... : ) Sean
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