Audio Feedback/Speakers

Daystepper · 11-27-2003, 09:18 AM

I have a JBL speaker system with subwoofer attached to my computer. Yesterday I suddenly started getting that hum feedback through one of my speakers. If I turn the volume up high that is all you hear and not the song ... I have to keep it real low in order to hear a song I am playing. Is the speaker shot or what? Thanks in advance for help ...

MusicMakesDaMan · 11-27-2003, 05:38 PM

Is it a hum(low bass - like noise) or is it interferance (higher "white" noise)....if it's a hum, then try moving your speakers further away from the computer as well as other stereo or tv equipment......if it truly came "suddenly...through one" speaker, then it could be either a damaged speaker cord (more like white noise) or you might have turned the volume up so high that the speaker was blown (though this isn't likely with a separate sub-woofer)....I'd suggest plugging a different set of speakers in and listen, if it sounds good then return your JBL's and just tell them one was defective

Daystepper · 11-27-2003, 07:12 PM

Thanks for the reply Music .... I checked it again and it is like when you have audio feedback on a speaker/mike in an auditorium when you get something else electronic close to it ... that piercing sound. I have had these speakers for about five years now and have never had this problem ... it just started yesterday that is the reason I am believing that the speakers are bad now. It is in both speakers ... I listened to them both. I guess the thing to do is to plug in another set but I don't have another set ... I also put them back about five feet from my computer and the noise was still there. Thanks for helping ...

bhoney · 11-27-2003, 11:54 PM

you can take the speakers outof the room and test them on a portable discman or portable cd player that will tell you if it is something with the speakers or possibly the soundcard

Daystepper · 11-28-2003, 07:06 AM

I'll try that ... thanks bhoney.

11-27-2003, 09:18 AM	#1 (permalink)
Daystepper Newb Techie Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 3	Audio Feedback/Speakers I have a JBL speaker system with subwoofer attached to my computer. Yesterday I suddenly started getting that hum feedback through one of my speakers. If I turn the volume up high that is all you hear and not the song ... I have to keep it real low in order to hear a song I am playing. Is the speaker shot or what? Thanks in advance for help ...

11-27-2003, 11:54 PM	#4 (permalink)
bhoney True Techie Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 107	you can take the speakers outof the room and test them on a portable discman or portable cd player that will tell you if it is something with the speakers or possibly the soundcard __________________ ~bhoney

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11-27-2003, 05:38 PM	#2 (permalink)
MusicMakesDaMan Banned Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 107	Is it a hum(low bass - like noise) or is it interferance (higher "white" noise)....if it's a hum, then try moving your speakers further away from the computer as well as other stereo or tv equipment......if it truly came "suddenly...through one" speaker, then it could be either a damaged speaker cord (more like white noise) or you might have turned the volume up so high that the speaker was blown (though this isn't likely with a separate sub-woofer)....I'd suggest plugging a different set of speakers in and listen, if it sounds good then return your JBL's and just tell them one was defective

11-27-2003, 07:12 PM	#3 (permalink)
Daystepper Newb Techie Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 3	Thanks for the reply Music .... I checked it again and it is like when you have audio feedback on a speaker/mike in an auditorium when you get something else electronic close to it ... that piercing sound. I have had these speakers for about five years now and have never had this problem ... it just started yesterday that is the reason I am believing that the speakers are bad now. It is in both speakers ... I listened to them both. I guess the thing to do is to plug in another set but I don't have another set ... I also put them back about five feet from my computer and the noise was still there. Thanks for helping ...

11-28-2003, 07:06 AM	#5 (permalink)
Daystepper Newb Techie Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 3	I'll try that ... thanks bhoney.