# 5.1 System Noise

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**Created:** [December 14, 2007, 9:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/5-1-system-noise/40276 "2007-12-14T09:24:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![chino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bcef8e/32.png) [@chino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/chino)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2007, 11:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/5-1-system-noise/40276/7 "2007-12-14T11:04:45Z")

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you could easily be picking up some radio frequencies from poorly shielded cables. I know i picked up a super cheapo 5.1 unit for the bedroom and if the cables are in certain positions I will get radios stations pretty clear on it, other times it will just be static/buzzing.

Try moving some of the cables around in your a/v rack, including power cables, not just the speaker wires.

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