Hey everyone hoping to get some insight here.
I've had my HT-ST5000 for almost two years. Right when the warranty expired (of course) I was getting this hissing/distortion from left most driver on the center section. It was strange, it was very noticeable, but if you put your finger on the speaker it went away.
After about 8 months of looking for replacement parts since I refused to send it out, I found them. I replaced the speaker yesterday (which by the way was an incredible pain, especially since I've never done this lol), and its now is 95% better. Come to find out another speaker is also bad, though not as bad, its still noticeable during some voice dialogue in movies. It's now the left most speaker, the one with the cross hatch on it. I find it hard to believe that two speakers on a $1500 sound bar have went bad in a years time, when I rarely ever blast this thing. My $300 sharp is still working perfectly in my other room that I've had for years.
Is there something on my end causing this? Software/Fireware - balance settings? Or is this a common issue?