Altec Lansing vs2121

[dds14u]

I just goy my vs2121s today and they're quite amazing for the price.

However, right after hook up I noticed something peculiar...I heard a strange whirring noise coming from somewhere. I quickly noticed that it was coming from the satellites of my 2.1 piece. And as I put my ear closer it was more like a buzz.

The speakers were OFF at this point.

It seems that right when you plug them into the power outlet they exhibit this kind of small buzz regardless of whether or not its hooked up to the computer.

They're great speakers and I don't wanna give them up for this small reason...but I might have to.

 

[Ultralight]

Try utilizing a three-prong plug.

 

[dds14u]

Originally posted by: Ultralight
Try utilizing a three-prong plug.

Can you elaborate on that?

 

[bacillus]

sounds like you are hearing the transformer hum from within the speaker.

 

[dds14u]

Any kind of "home fixin" I can do to get rid of it?

 

[Ultralight]

Originally posted by: dds14u

Originally posted by: Ultralight
Try utilizing a three-prong plug.

Can you elaborate on that?

A three prong plug is an adapter that you can buy at any good hardware store. Often many electrical peripherals come with only 2 prong plugs and they don't take the advantage of the grounding offered. 3 prong plugs ground your system, often eliminately the humming because of the grounding it provides. (your home lamps have only 2 prong plugs, while electric power tools have 3 prong)

First check to see if your electrical plug has 3 plugs = 2 rectangle with a third underneath that is round. If your speaker system electrical cord has this then don't but an adapter.

If your eletrical cord's plug only has two prongs that plugs into an electrical circuit then buy an adapter, plug your speaker's electrical cord into the adapter and then plug the adapter in the electrical supply. Let me know how it works out.

 

[dds14u]

Originally posted by: Ultralight

Originally posted by: dds14u

Originally posted by: Ultralight
Try utilizing a three-prong plug.

Can you elaborate on that?

A three prong plug is an adapter that you can buy at any good hardware store. Often many electrical peripherals come with only 2 prong plugs and they don't take the advantage of the grounding offered. 3 prong plugs ground your system, often eliminately the humming because of the grounding it provides. (your home lamps have only 2 prong plugs, while electric power tools have 3 prong)

First check to see if your electrical plug has 3 plugs = 2 rectangle with a third underneath that is round. If your speaker system electrical cord has this then don't but an adapter.

If your eletrical cord's plug only has two prongs that plugs into an electrical circuit then buy an adapter, plug your speaker's electrical cord into the adapter and then plug the adapter in the electrical supply. Let me know how it works out.

I searched for 2 to 3 prong converters and I can't seem to find anywhere that has them. Would this work in any case though, because if the speakers don't have their own ground wire, how can creating this "virtual" ground help?