Thread: Onkyo TX-SR606

Anyone running one of these with a PS3? I hear several issue about humming using HDMI. This is my only concern about picking one up. I want to get the sony BDPS350 so I can send the PS3 up to my sons room. I originally bought the PS3 for him, but until I can pick up the stand alone player the PS3 is going to be used until then.

Originally Posted by Chucky Cheese

Anyone running one of these with a PS3? I hear several issue about humming using HDMI. This is my only concern about picking one up. I want to get the sony BDPS350 so I can send the PS3 up to my sons room. I originally bought the PS3 for him, but until I can pick up the stand alone player the PS3 is going to be used until then.

Humming is generally caused by a ground loop. As a first step, is everything plugged into the same power strip. If not, do it. make sure the power strip is properly grounded at the outlet.

Try that first, and if it doesn't work, we can try other things. Ground loops can be some of the trickiest things to fix.

Originally Posted by jayn_j

Humming is generally caused by a ground loop. As a first step, is everything plugged into the same power strip. If not, do it. make sure the power strip is properly grounded at the outlet.

Try that first, and if it doesn't work, we can try other things. Ground loops can be some of the trickiest things to fix.

Wow... really? I'm getting a 606 as well (or at least planning on getting one) and this could be an issue for me as well. What are the other things that can be done to fix it?

Originally Posted by jayn_j

Humming is generally caused by a ground loop. As a first step, is everything plugged into the same power strip. If not, do it. make sure the power strip is properly grounded at the outlet.

Try that first, and if it doesn't work, we can try other things. Ground loops can be some of the trickiest things to fix.

I haven't purchased it yet. Just wanted to know if anyone is running one using a PS3. If you do a search on reviews, thiers quite a bit of the humming issues from different web sites (Amazon, Crutchfield, Circuit City, Etc...).

Originally Posted by Chucky Cheese

I haven't purchased it yet. Just wanted to know if anyone is running one using a PS3. If you do a search on reviews, thiers quite a bit of the humming issues from different web sites (Amazon, Crutchfield, Circuit City, Etc...).

I don't have one connected either, just an XBOX on a different TV. The XBOX initially had a ground loop that manifested itself as moire patterns on the image.

Ground loops can be very nasty to correct. They are caused by electronics having different ground states that allow current to flow between devices, i.e. the PS3 and the 606. Each unit has a ground at the power plug. However, there is another common ground at the shield of the HDMI cable. I suspect that the Sony design isolates the signal ground from the power ground internally, and this is why a common problem occurs.

Sometimes the problem can be fixed by tying the two chassis together with a heavy wire (12 gauge or bigger). Sometimes it requires going inside the boxes, but that certainly isn't the first step.

There is also a possibility that the PS3 cables aren't shielded well, and this could cause induced noise. The solution here is to physically move the cables and arrange them so that they do not have long parallel paths, such as being bundled together.

At any rate, neither of you have the problem yet, so this could just be borrowing trouble.

Just saw the 606 jumped almost $50 at Amazon (from $325 to $370) yesterday. What's the deal? Looks like all the receivers jumped..the Yamaha 663 jumped almost the same amount..its now at $399 and was at $350 over the weekend.

Originally Posted by nyvram

Just saw the 606 jumped almost $50 at Amazon (from $325 to $370) yesterday. What's the deal? Looks like all the receivers jumped..the Yamaha 663 jumped almost the same amount..its now at $399 and was at $350 over the weekend.

Great.... hopefully we'll have some good Xmas deals..

Amazons prices fluctuate daily. They will drop again.

I had a Ps3 and 606, and it sounded great, no hum and I will admit the loudest I had it up to was 55, plenty loud for these ears.