Sunday, May 22, 2011

Strange audio problem with Denon AVR-790 Receiver

I was watching a Blu-ray on my PS3 when my Denon AVR-790 receiver started making clicking noises and the audio stopped.  I tried switching to different input sources on the receiver (including the radio tuner) and still no audio output.  I went into the menu, and the option to generate test tones was missing.

After doing some research, I tried blowing into the headphone jack and audio started outputting from the speakers.  Evidently the receiver must have a very sensitive headphone jack and some dust must have caused it to think that headphones were plugged in.  Seems ok now.

Monday, May 09, 2011

The Invasion Begins

Today, the cicadas of Brood XIX started re-emerging in Nashville.  This is the brood that last emerged in 1998.