Scratchy sound from speakers when balancing speakers

[Guest]

Hi,
I am having a problem where the sound coming out of my speakers is scratchy
and weak. I tried buying new speakers, thinking maybe I did somehting to my
old speakers (which used to work flawlessly), but the same issue occurs. If
I adjust the balance on the speakers all the way to teh rigth or left the
scratchy crackly noises go away, but the volume is still weak, and of course
not so good with only one speaker.

I"m using Windows XP2 and the default Realtek driver that comes with the
system.
Help?!

 

[Guest]

What sound card do you have? You make go to the sound card diagnostics and
be sure you have two speakers selected and NOT have Digitial selected. If
that doesn't work look at the sound card properties and look at the choices
for the card.

 

[Guest]

In addition to Craig's response, make sure the speakers are not plugged
in to the microphone jack. If correct, go here:
Check out the fifth (5th) item on the More Information list:
Resources for Troubleshooting Sound Problems in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q307918

 

[Guest]

I have a Realtek AC97 Auio card. I"ve poked around in the control panel and
played with various settings, but everything seems to be set up correctly for
the card. The selection I have for a setting is Desktop Stereo speakers (I
have a 2.1 surround speaker system), and this seemed the closest. I tried
some other similar options, as well as runningthe troubleshooter, updating
the driver, etc. but nothing has changed the speaker performance. Maybe my
sound card went bad? I"m sincerely at a loss.

 

[Guest]

I don't think so, I had the same problem a while ago and I am trying to
remember exactly what I did. It was on my other computer. I know that if
Digitial is selected I was getting alot of distortion. Go to the speaker
setup again and Yes! 2-1 should be fine, on that screen at the bottom is a
white box to check if you want digitial playback, make sure there is NO check
in that box.

If that doesn't work, unplug your computer, open it up, and make sure
there is NO Static Electriciy in your body, touch something metal first or
wear a ground strap. Unplug the Sound card from the socket and re insert it a
couple of times. There is chance that moisture in the air may have caused one
or more of the copper contacts to oxidize a bit and prevent a good
connection. Put it all back together.

When you said you bought NEW speakers did you replace the cable going to
the computer as well?

Are you sure you have it plugged in the Line OUT jack and NOT the Headphone
jack? It must be in the Line OUT and NOT the Headphone, the headphone is an
amplified output and as you increase volumn it increases the output level on
the Headphone jack, whicjh will cause a Line OVERLOAD and crakling etc.



I Have forgotten so much of what I once knew.
"A Stranger is a Friend you haven''t met yet."

 

[Guest]

On a relative's computer I encounter the same problems, the strange thing
however, is that it's distortional and oversteered on just one user. In all
other users, it works fine. And it's only from wmp 10, all other sounds from
Windows xp and i.e. the voicerecorder are fine as well. It's a reduced rights
user, so I can't do much adjustments. I reinstalled wmp-10 but that doesn't
help. It must be some registry-key from wmp-10 that is left when you
uninstall wmp-10.

 

[Guest]

On a relative's computer I encounter the same problems, the strange thing
however, is that it's distortional and oversteered on just one user. In all
other users, it works fine. And it's only from wmp 10, all other sounds from
Windows xp and i.e. the voicerecorder are fine as well. It's a reduced rights
user, so I can't do much adjustments. I reinstalled wmp-10 but that doesn't
help. It must be some registry-key from wmp-10 that is left when you
uninstall wmp-10.

 

[Guest]

MY COMPUTER'S SOUND IS SCRATCHY. IT HAS STOCK SPEAKERS AND AUDIO CARD. I WENT
TO SPEAKER CONFIGURATION, BUT I DON'T SEE A "DIGITAL PLAYBACK" CHECKBOX OR
WHATEVER. AM I IN THE RIGHT MENU? I HAVE XP.