if my speakers crackle and pop when i adjust the volume, what does that mean?

[BlahBlahYouToo]

is it on its way out?
logitech z560's - crackle and pop at the slightest turn of the volume knob.

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Turn the speakers off. Then turn the volume knob all the way up and down 20 times in a row really fast. Then try again.

(To get dust / dirt out of the volume controller)

 

[ericlp]

dirty pot

 

[BlahBlahYouToo]

Turn the speakers off. Then turn the volume knob all the way up and down 20 times in a row really fast. Then try again.

(To get dust / dirt out of the volume controller)

groovy.

 

[Tiamat]

The volume pot probably has some dust in it. Compressed air while turning the pot clockwise and counterclockwise should help.

 

[spinejam]

my z's do the same thing sometimes. do like the others -- blow 'em!

 

[Rubycon]

Get Caig'd.

http://www.caig.com/

Never have a problem with noisy pots again!

Believe me when you have thousands of sliders/pots on a board that get changed daily during performances you CANNOT have crackle!

 

[Anarchist420]

logitech seems to make the worst speakers.

edit: What sound card do you have?

 

[Modelworks]

WD40 works when you can't get anything else.

 

[0roo0roo]

happens with klipsch/cambridge speakers as well.
pots pots pots...sucky sucky pots.
give the spray a try.
not sure why they are designed to suck that hard, maybe its a cheapness thing.
but even relatively cheap recievers with big old knobs tend not to develop the crackle pop like computer speakers do.

 

[BlahBlahYouToo]

logitech seems to make the worst speakers.

edit: What sound card do you have?

sb x-fi, but yoyo's trick already cleaned it out.
thanks fellers.

 

[Modelworks]

happens with klipsch/cambridge speakers as well.
pots pots pots...sucky sucky pots.
give the spray a try.
not sure why they are designed to suck that hard, maybe its a cheapness thing.
but even relatively cheap recievers with big old knobs tend not to develop the crackle pop like computer speakers do.

In the old days, back in the 8track era, the stereos had felt with slits cut into it that the shaft or slider would stick through to protect dust from getting into the pots. Now they just stick a plastic knob on the shaft and hope for the best.

 

[Rubycon]

In the old days, back in the 8track era, the stereos had felt with slits cut into it that the shaft or slider would stick through to protect dust from getting into the pots. Now they just stick a plastic knob on the shaft and hope for the best.

Better gear uses conductive plastic pots instead of carbon.

Stuff these days is so cheaply made, however.

 

[tk149]

Get Caig'd.

http://www.caig.com/

Never have a problem with noisy pots again!

Believe me when you have thousands of sliders/pots on a board that get changed daily during performances you CANNOT have crackle!

Thanks, I'm going to try this on my old stereo receiver.

 

[Billb2]

Spray contact cleaner into the pot, twist the heck out of it, WIN.

 

[Oyeve]

WD40 works when you can't get anything else.

NAY! WD40 leaves a crappy residue that will, over time, make pots even worse.

 

[conorvansmack]

My z560s do the same thing. I'll give it a try this weekend and post my results.

 

[0roo0roo]

Better gear uses conductive plastic pots instead of carbon.

Stuff these days is so cheaply made, however.

yea found this
http://sound.westhost.com/pots.htm
no guides online on how to...
probably not worth the effort.
cheapo ones at radio shack are probably carbon, they don't specify, the other types are kinda hard to buy online apparently.

 

[conorvansmack]

Turn the speakers off. Then turn the volume knob all the way up and down 20 times in a row really fast. Then try again.
(To get dust / dirt out of the volume controller)

Worked like a charm on my z560s too.:thumbsup: Thanks for the tip!

 

[highernrg]

Wow. I just gave away a perfectly good pair of Klipsch 2.1 computer speakers for doing this very same thing. I thought it was Klipsch so I replaced them with Axiom Audiobytes which were/are great until they started doing the same damn thing when I turned the volume. I just used air to clean the volume knob as recommended and it totally eliminated the popping.

I had to sign up just to say thank you for this no brainer (now that I know) solution.
And thanks for the caig.com link too, looks cool.

The volume pot probably has some dust in it. Compressed air while turning the pot clockwise and counterclockwise should help.

 

[Tristicus]

logitech seems to make the worst speakers.

edit: What sound card do you have?

Stick to trolling P&N...kthx.

 

[BurnItDwn]

Hah wow ... I have an old stereo reliever from the 80s hooked up to my main PC with some 70s era Epiphone speakers... I rarely adjust the volume, as usually the volume adjustments built into windows or winamp usually take care of my needs, but I'll have to try shutting it off and maxing/minning the volume a bunch of times .... would be nice if I could adjust the volume properly!

 

[alkemyst]

DeoxIt and FaderLube.

 

[TapWater]

Turn the speakers off. Then turn the volume knob all the way up and down 20 times in a row really fast. Then try again.

(To get dust / dirt out of the volume controller)

I can't believe this worked. Thanks. All this time almost from new. Then I did it and it worked. I thought you were gee-ing up lol

 

[NutBucket]

DeoxIt and FaderLube.

Yep. My two best friends when dealing with old stereo gear. By old, I mean from the 70s or earlier. Kids these days....