Audio Problems with some HD channels (HBO mostly)

I'm experiencing sporadic audio problems with a handful of HD channels. Most noticably on HBO.
When the audio is output through the television itself, it sounds OK... however if the audio is output through my home theater receiver and speakers, I can hear a lot of static and "crackling" on certain movies and shows.
The issue isn't the home theater setup, as I have several other components that use it (AppleTV, Bluray, Xbox, etc.) and the audio sounds perfect from them.
The only device that displays that poor audio is the FiOS Set Top Box and even then it's only on a few channels.
I thought maybe that the optical audio cable between the set top box and the receiver may have been bad, so I replaced that. Same problem even with the new cable.
The problem is either with the Set Top Box itself or the audio levels on the stream from the channel provider.
Has anyone experienced anything similar to this, and if so... did you resolve it somehow?
Any help you could provide would be most appreciated.
Thanks!

Check the following.
Help & Settings > Settings > Entitlement Information
Here are possible entitlements mapped to channels.
101 - 104 : PSB HD
407 - 433 : Essential Extra / Unlimited Extra
446 - 453 : HD Extra
501 : Sky Sports 1
502 : Sky Sports 2
507 - 509 : BT Sport SD
510 - 512 : BT Sport HD
513 - 514 : Essential Extra / Unlimited Extra
530 - 540 : Sky Movies
555 - 563 : Kids Extra
You need 'HD Extra' for channels 446 - 453. I have the free 'BT Sport HD' but that does not cover entertainment HD channels. You need to subscribe to the HD Extra bolt-on for £3 for them. Have you ordered HD Extra (it only became available from last Sunday)?

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