B-Spec Mode - Poor Audio / Weird Sounds?

I've searched for any threads that might detail what I am experiencing, but since it's a very odd topic I wasn't able to find anything. I apologize if this is a re-post... if it is please direct me to the right location and lock this thread.

Ok, so I've noticed these strange clicking sounds coming from my speakers in GT5 B-Spec mode. As far as I can tell, it is very easy to notice if you leave the camera view in the default "movie" mode so that it is like watching TV.

As cars pass the camera, and the camera moves to follow the cars, I hear what sounds like clicking (as if it is coming from the camera itself). I might be crazy to think this, but it seems as though PD was trying to capture the sounds a camera / cameraman might actually make as they were filming a race / adjusting their cameras. That's the only explanation I can think of.

I hear the same sounds with the volume turned down (the clicking sound quiets as I lower the volume), so it's not like I'm overpowering the speakers or anything.

I believe it's part of the audio track in the game, but it drives me nuts! I can also hear it when I rev an engine during the pre-race countdown, especially if the exhaust is facing towards the camera. Again though, the distortion remains even with the volume down low... it's just a quieter distortion.

Blu-ray's seem fine... a couple XBOX games crackle here and there, but I can't tell if it's part of the same problem or a poor audio track in the game (the new Medal Of Honor makes crackling noises as rounds impact near me, and Forza 3 has always crackled on popped on tracks like Sebring)

My audio setup is proper, but not completely high end. Everything is using high quality speaker cable with banana plugs, and everything in my setup is hooked up to a power conditioner to make sure there isn't any noise coming from the wall outlets (I've also swapped out my cables since noticing this sound in GT5):

PS3 --> HDMI --> Sony STR DH-810 Receiver --> Pinnacle MB10000 Speakers (5.1)
 
I've only noticed a clicking noise after telling my driver to speed up or slow down (or whatever). I assume it's supposed to be the radio intercom clicking off.

during some replays, I have also noticed sound cut-outs here and there. They happen pretty rarely, though. Nothing like the annoying cut-outs of GT2after doing an endurance race over 30 or 40 laps (anybody remember those?)
 
I've only noticed a clicking noise after telling my driver to speed up or slow down (or whatever). I assume it's supposed to be the radio intercom clicking off.

during some replays, I have also noticed sound cut-outs here and there. They happen pretty rarely, though. Nothing like the annoying cut-outs of GT2after doing an endurance race over 30 or 40 laps (anybody remember those?)

Yeah, I hear the radio clicking as well, but this is something else... I can't quite place the sound.

I wish I could record it... it honestly sounds like a cheap video camera zooming in a out and someone adjusting their hands on it. You know how you can hear little clicking sounds when people do this when playing the video back? That's the closest description I can think of.

I'm going to check some replays tonight to see it is the camera view, B-Spec mode, or both. A-Spec seems fine unless I am revving my motor with the exhaust facing the camera before the race starts...
 

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