problem with speaker buzzing

[Kaido]

I have my laptop hooked up to my receiver to listen to an Internet broadcast. It sounds great until I plug the power cord in, then I get buzzing. No buzzing on battery. Any suggestions for a fix? I know there's something you can do, but I forget what it was...

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Ground loop?

Try pluggin in your power adapter to the same power strip/outlet that your receiver is plugged into.

 

[hjo3]

Could be some kind of EMI; try wrapping various wires in aluminum foil.

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
Ground loop?

Try pluggin in your power adapter to the same power strip/outlet that your receiver is plugged into.

Yeah, tried that first actually, no dice. Ah well, no biggie.

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Does it happen when you're listening on headphones too etc?

 

[thomsbrain]

Originally posted by: Kaido

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
Ground loop?

Try pluggin in your power adapter to the same power strip/outlet that your receiver is plugged into.

Yeah, tried that first actually, no dice. Ah well, no biggie.

if that's the case, either your stereo or laptop isn't properly grounded, or you do not have a proper ground in your wiring (you ARE using three prong outlets, right?). quality pieces of audio equipment have ground lift switches to prevent this kind of thing from happening, but anything that's called a "receiver" isn't likely to include that 50 cent lifesaver.

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

http://forums.anandtech.com/categories.aspx?catid=32&flcache=8211913&entercat=y

 

[Shawn]

Originally posted by: Nik
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:thumbsdown:

 

[mesthead21]

Originally posted by: Nik
http://forums.anandtech.com/categories.aspx?catid=32&flcache=8211913&entercat=y

hahah i look in every thread that i think nik will post a link in, and see him post it. It makes my night.

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

Originally posted by: Shawn
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:thumbsdown:

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

Originally posted by: mesthead21

Originally posted by: Nik
http://forums.anandtech.com/categories.aspx?catid=32&flcache=8211913&entercat=y

hahah i look in every thread that should have been posted in some other forum where it belongs, and see him post it. It makes my night.

Fixed and quoted for truth.

 

[Shawn]

Originally posted by: Nik

Originally posted by: Shawn
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:thumbsdown:

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