Apple TV audio defects

mduser63 · Mar 23, 2007, 11:23 PM

I got my AppleTV today, and I love it except for one problem. The audio has problems. It's a little hard to describe, but it almost sounds like when audio clips when overdriven, except that it's not at loud parts where clipping would normally occur, rather it happens randomly. It affects music and audio from videos/movies, and happens when playing synced content as well as streaming content. I'm using an HDMI-HDMI cable for video and audio. Just kind of wondering if anyone else is experiencing the same thing? I'm going to call Apple about it tomorrow, because whatever is causing it, it's unacceptable.

EricNau · Mar 23, 2007, 11:34 PM

Can you try another cable (or try a different audio connection)?

princealfie · Mar 23, 2007, 11:36 PM

Typically this results from a bad HDMI cable. Use a reliable one like Monster. Cheap ones are horrible!

mduser63 · Mar 23, 2007, 11:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EricNau

Can you try another cable (or try a different audio connection)?

Quote:

Originally Posted by princealfie

Typically this results from a bad HDMI cable. Use a reliable one like Monster. Cheap ones are horrible!

Thanks for the suggestions, I'm going to see if I can scrounge up a TOS-link cable tomorrow. It doesn't particularly sound like a problem with the cable, but obviously I need to rule that out. The HDMI cable I've got is one I bought from the Apple Store, and it's made by XtremeMac. I simply refuse to buy a cable that costs much more than $20 or so (I'm an EE and have built many, many cables of different types so I know what kind of ballpark manufacturing cost falls in), but if the cable seems to be the problem, I will at least take it back and exchange it.

Maxwell Smart · Mar 25, 2007, 09:52 AM

I don't think it is the cable, try to connect it with toslink or L/R connections. After all, it currently outputs only stereo anyway.

Mar 23, 2007, 11:23 PM	#1
mduser63 macrumors 68040 Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Salt Lake City, UT	Apple TV audio defects I got my AppleTV today, and I love it except for one problem. The audio has problems. It's a little hard to describe, but it almost sounds like when audio clips when overdriven, except that it's not at loud parts where clipping would normally occur, rather it happens randomly. It affects music and audio from videos/movies, and happens when playing synced content as well as streaming content. I'm using an HDMI-HDMI cable for video and audio. Just kind of wondering if anyone else is experiencing the same thing? I'm going to call Apple about it tomorrow, because whatever is causing it, it's unacceptable. __________________ 27" 2.93 GHz Core i7 iMac, 12 GB RAM 2.3 GHz Retina MacBook Pro 12" 1.33 GHz Superdrive PowerBook G4, 1.25 GB RAM iPhone 5, iPad 3, etc.
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Mar 23, 2007, 11:36 PM	#3
princealfie macrumors 68030 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Salt Lake City UT	Typically this results from a bad HDMI cable. Use a reliable one like Monster. Cheap ones are horrible! __________________ albertfallickwang.artcat.com late 2006 iMac 17" (Intel Core Duo 2) with 4 GB and 4 TB internal hard drive; Mac OS X 10.6, iPhone 3GS on T-Mobile + a few Android phones (HTC Amaze, etc.)
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Mar 23, 2007, 11:34 PM	#2
EricNau Demi-God (Moderator) Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: San Francisco, CA	Can you try another cable (or try a different audio connection)?
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Mar 25, 2007, 09:52 AM	#5
Maxwell Smart macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jan 2006	I don't think it is the cable, try to connect it with toslink or L/R connections. After all, it currently outputs only stereo anyway.
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