Logitech Z5500's making staticy sound

[Smartazz]

I have an X-Fi card connected to these 5.1 speakers, this only seems to happen when I'm playing music on it, I've had these speakers for 4 months and I just noticed this, any ideas what's wrong with them?

 

[FP]

How are you connecting the sound card to the speakers?

 

[darkswordsman17]

What volume settings and crystalizer settings are you running?

On mine, if I turned the volume in the control panel to 75% I could hear noticable signal degredation. My remed for this was to turn down the volume there and then turn up the physical volume (this on the front panel and listening through headphones, so this would be the volume on the Z-5500s control panel). I turned it to 50% and it got rid of it at any volume I listened to (turned it up pretty loud to check).

You might play around with different settings. Check and see if you have CMSS, EAX, or any other settings turned on that might be causing it as well (I turned off all of them, including the Crystalizer).

 

[dBTelos]

I have heard that their are some problems with the z5500s and static noise. The solution is as noted above, to turn down the volume in the CP audio settings, and turn up the physical knob on the 5500s.

 

[Smartazz]

Originally posted by: binister
How are you connecting the sound card to the speakers?

Soundcard to the speaker control box to the subwoofer to the other 5 speakers.

 

[slsmnaz]

Originally posted by: dBTelos
I have heard that their are some problems with the z5500s and static noise. The solution is as noted above, to turn down the volume in the CP audio settings, and turn up the physical knob on the 5500s.

Actually I heard the other way around. Check Creative's forums, I believe there are many people having the same problem with the X-fi card not the speakers. I paired mine with a 2zs and haven't had issues.

EDIT: Creative forum link

 

[darkswordsman17]

Originally posted by: slsmnaz

Originally posted by: dBTelos
I have heard that their are some problems with the z5500s and static noise. The solution is as noted above, to turn down the volume in the CP audio settings, and turn up the physical knob on the 5500s.

Actually I heard the other way around. Check Creative's forums, I believe there are many people having the same problem with the X-fi card not the speakers. I paired mine with a 2zs and haven't had issues.

EDIT: Creative forum link

That sounds consistent with my findings as well.

Hmm, thats linking to popping/crackling noises, which isn't what I experienced. It was just noticable signal degredation, not anything like what those people are experiencing.

 

[Smartazz]

keep in mind this is only with music, my games sound fine.

 

[darkswordsman17]

Originally posted by: Smartazz
keep in mind this is only with music, my games sound fine.

Hmm.

Just a question. Could it be the source? What are you listening to (MP3s, etc.)?

 

[Smartazz]

Originally posted by: darkswordsman17

Originally posted by: Smartazz
keep in mind this is only with music, my games sound fine.

Hmm.

Just a question. Could it be the source? What are you listening to (MP3s, etc.)?

MP3's and AAC's could that be important at all?