Background HUM in speakers

johnnymk · 12-26-2001, 06:44 AM

I bought my sister some cheap speakers for her computer. Unknown to me, she bought a set of speakers that she was using. They both have a background HUM all of the time. Anybody know what causes this?

LPMiller · 12-26-2001, 06:50 AM

bad cable, emf leakage from the monitor, unclean power, bad power supply, crappy sound card/sound card port, sound card too close to fan/power cables/ processor, bad house wiring, cordless phone interference, cheap ass speakers.

Something.

johnnymk · 12-26-2001, 07:02 AM

Is there anything else you would like to add to that? LOL
Thanks. What EASY thing or things should I check first?

billxp · 12-26-2001, 07:09 AM

try muting the mic if you have one.

or maybe you have the sound on the computer to low and you are trying to compensate by turning the speakers up to high.

LPMiller · 12-26-2001, 07:53 AM

or, you might have the wave, or internal volumes set to high. Possibly she has a big magnet in her head, or a mutant power.

johnnymk · 12-26-2001, 08:31 AM

Mutant Power cubed = MP3. Is it contagious?

LPMiller · 12-26-2001, 10:32 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by chosenfool
maybe there are tiny buddhist monks in the speakers chanting their mantras?

god, they are such a pain to get rid of too.

johnnymk · 12-26-2001, 04:04 PM

Do you mean an actual microphone which she doesn't have or a setting that I am not aware of?

dyoung413 · 12-26-2001, 04:15 PM

i think they mean the setting, you double click the little logo in your system tray, go to option, then properties, then select recording, make sure underneath that mic is selected. then hit ok, then it should have the panel of volumes you can adjust and mute the mic option.

Ladogaboy · 12-26-2001, 05:35 PM

Could it be that the speakers are just cheap?

I mean, if you get really cheap speakers, almost nothing you can do will really improve the sound quality.

UnReAL · 12-26-2001, 07:33 PM

my speakers hum too. maybe its the 9 fans i got running =P. oh well, ya gotta keep cool.

12-26-2001, 06:44 AM	#1
johnnymk Chief of Naval Operations Join Date: May 2000 Location: LEVITTOWN< PA> USA Posts: 13,621	Background HUM in speakers I bought my sister some cheap speakers for her computer. Unknown to me, she bought a set of speakers that she was using. They both have a background HUM all of the time. Anybody know what causes this?

12-26-2001, 06:50 AM	#2
LPMiller Chief News Editor & Master of His Domain Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Minnesota Posts: 8,161	bad cable, emf leakage from the monitor, unclean power, bad power supply, crappy sound card/sound card port, sound card too close to fan/power cables/ processor, bad house wiring, cordless phone interference, cheap ass speakers. Something. __________________ lpmiller Chief News Editor Nobel Prize Nominee Reverend in the Universal Life Church Once Shot A Man For Snoring Too Loud Way Too Lazy To Change His Signature "The strength to change what I can, the inability to accept what I can't, and the incapacity to tell the difference." - Calvin and Hobbes

12-26-2001, 05:35 PM	#10
Ladogaboy Admiral Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Hiding amongst the minnows Posts: 6,843	Could it be that the speakers are just cheap? I mean, if you get really cheap speakers, almost nothing you can do will really improve the sound quality. __________________ It is not enough to merely touch the face of god; you also must open your eyes so that you may see your palm.

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12-26-2001, 07:02 AM	#3
johnnymk Chief of Naval Operations Join Date: May 2000 Location: LEVITTOWN< PA> USA Posts: 13,621	Is there anything else you would like to add to that? LOL Thanks. What EASY thing or things should I check first?

12-26-2001, 07:09 AM	#4
billxp Lieutenant Commander Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: NY Posts: 518	try muting the mic if you have one. or maybe you have the sound on the computer to low and you are trying to compensate by turning the speakers up to high.

12-26-2001, 07:53 AM	#5
LPMiller Chief News Editor & Master of His Domain Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Minnesota Posts: 8,161	or, you might have the wave, or internal volumes set to high. Possibly she has a big magnet in her head, or a mutant power.

12-26-2001, 08:31 AM	#6
johnnymk Chief of Naval Operations Join Date: May 2000 Location: LEVITTOWN< PA> USA Posts: 13,621	Mutant Power cubed = MP3. Is it contagious?

12-26-2001, 04:04 PM	#8
johnnymk Chief of Naval Operations Join Date: May 2000 Location: LEVITTOWN< PA> USA Posts: 13,621	Do you mean an actual microphone which she doesn't have or a setting that I am not aware of?

12-26-2001, 04:15 PM	#9
dyoung413 Ensign Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 44	i think they mean the setting, you double click the little logo in your system tray, go to option, then properties, then select recording, make sure underneath that mic is selected. then hit ok, then it should have the panel of volumes you can adjust and mute the mic option.

12-26-2001, 07:33 PM	#11
UnReAL Lieutenant Commander Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Gainesville, FL Posts: 807	my speakers hum too. maybe its the 9 fans i got running =P. oh well, ya gotta keep cool.

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