| Re: Speaker wire question?
Could also be that the power amplifier in the Onkyo is clipping? 80 (out of 100) is really loud (for this amplifier) and clipping is not impossible here.
As Randy wrote, turn the volume down when the sound gets distorted. If you need to play louder then you will have to upgrade to a more powerful amplifier/receiver...
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