speaker problems

[TKNITE]

I recently got 2 reg speakers and a subwoofer for my laptop, so i dont' have to listen to crappy music, however, whenever i turn them on, they make this horrible buzzing noise, and it doesn't stop. It never occured before, just after about... say... 6 weeks into it. the subwoofer isn't magnetically shielded from electronic waves and stuff, but the buzzing is coming from the speakers. When I leave one of the speakers plugs out, it plays just fine, but when everything's in, and i turn it on, there goes the buzzing again. Please Help me try to fix this, thanks for your help.

 

[sniperruff]

wrong forum, but you'll have to put the speakers further away from your sub i think. or do you have the mic on for the laptop?

 

[Toastedlightly]

Let me be the first to welcome you to OT.

kthx

 

[TKNITE]

to: sniperruff
which forum should i be in? and my speakers are well away from my sub, like a few feet, i dunno once again like above they work fine when only one of the speaks are plugged in, but when both, buzzzz booo my laptop also has no mic, so i have no clue...

to: Toastedlightly
thanks XD

 

[MrDingleDangle]

did you buy them from the back of a white van?

 

[TKNITE]

lols, naw i got em for fry's for like 30 bux who woulda known dey woulda sucked

 

[HonkeyDonk]

Originally posted by: TKNITE
lols, naw i got em for fry's for like 30 bux who woulda known dey woulda sucked

hmm..maybe the $30 price tag gave it away?

but then again, some pretty decent logitech/altec lansing speakers are only $30 too.

 

[TKNITE]

yeah i dunno, they were totally fine a while ago... but recently the damn buzzing is killing me and my music

 

[HonkeyDonk]

perhaps something isn't grounded properly.

 

[TKNITE]

grounded properly? what do you mean? can you explain more?

 

[suse920]

wow read the title as sneaker problems

 

[shilala]

Originally posted by: suse920
wow read the title as sneaker problems

Yeah, so did I. It must be time for bed.

 

[kindest]

i would hit the peripherals forum too.

 

[thomsbrain]

grounding!

make sure the speakers and computer are plugged into the same 3-prong electrical outlet. use a power strip and plug all your computer stuff and the speakers into it. if you get your speakers on a different circuit, you're in for a world 'o buzz.

if that's not it, plug in some headphones to the computer's output and see if it sounds ok. if the headphones sound fine, then i think the ground loop may be internal in the speaker's amplifier. in that case, there's problem not much you can do. you'll need new non-broken speakers. if the headphones buzz too, your computer is the culprit and you need a new sound-ouputting device like a sound card or new motherboard with onboard sound.

 

[TKNITE]

oic, then my speakers are messed up, thanks thomsbrain lols. (is dere n e way at all to fix?)