Hi Everybody,

 

I've been lurking for weeks just to get a feel for things. I was planning on lurking for a little while longer (actually until complete a paper) but stereo problems have forced me out of seclusion to consult this collective for information.

 

I just spent half the day setting up and reading the user's manual for my new (used) stereo and everything seemed to be okay until I tried to listen to news broadcasts. Everybody sounds like a chipmunk! Is there some sort of high frequency switch? If anybody has a good link to home audio FAQ/problem solving stuff I would appreciate that as well. Thanks for your time and any help.

has the stereo got an equalizer on it? if it does try turning the sliders at the left side up and the sliders at the right side down.

Everybody sounds like a chipmunk!

 

When you say everyone sounds like a 'chipmunk' do you mean the pitch of the voices is high (as though they've been sucking helium) or as Insane Alien has suggested, that it's just lacking bass.

i wonder what chipmunks on helium would sound like... goes of to find a chimpmunk/squirrel.

lol, please tell us what you find!

 

Did the previous owner have this problem?

 

I assume it is just this stereo and other radios in your house work properly.

 

Was this more than one channel? Could have been a one off for one station.

 

Does moving the areial help?

 

Try searching for your model online to see if this is a known problem that someone else has had.

 

Is it just the voices which are weird? Does music play fine?