speakers crackle

[RJ]

Even when there's no music, the speakers crackle with static.

 

[Alan]

Even when there's no music, the speakers crackle with static.

Try cleaning any connections, plugs sockets. There are many products
designed to help with contact cleaning/connection - WD40 is one of the most
well known. Just do it lightly.

 

[ggull]

Even when there's no music, the speakers crackle with static.

This is also a known design problem with some speakers, such as the Altec
Lansing VS3121 ... see the amazon.com reviews of this model. Or you might
just have a bum unit.

Try connecting the speakers to a CD player or some other source to see if
the problem goes away.

 

[RJ]

I connected the speakers to my son's mp3 and it still crackled, so it must
be the speakers, not the sound card or drivers.

 

[Alias]

I connected the speakers to my son's mp3 and it still crackled, so it must
be the speakers, not the sound card or drivers.

It's the speakers. When you turn the volume control, it crackles, right?
Either take the speakers somewhere to be repaired or replace them.

Alias

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[Steve N.]

Try cleaning any connections, plugs sockets. There are many products
designed to help with contact cleaning/connection - WD40 is one of the most
well known. Just do it lightly.

WD40 is not a contact cleaner, it's a lubricant and is non-conductive.
Don't use it on electical connections. Use something designed for
electical contacts, such as Craig DeOxIt or CRC.

Steve N.

 

[mkim54]

I use Caig DeoxIT, works on everything, cell phone, batteries,
connections in my boat and RV.
Improved the audio and video on my high end system. I used their
DeoxIT GOLD on my Monster Cables and they slide onto my equipment like
a glove - no forcing on or pulling off the connectors.
Check out their website - great info - www.caig.com
Mike

 

[ggull]

I connected the speakers to my son's mp3 and it still crackled, so it must
be the speakers, not the sound card or drivers.

Great -- you've isolated the problem.
Are they new speakers? Then you need to figure out if it's a bad design or
a faulty unit, i.e. whether to return or exchange them. Do some research,
e.g. at amazon or google the model number, see if other people have the same
problem. If so, maybe get a different brand.
Is the noise more of a 'crackle' or a 'hiss', the sound you get from a radio
tuned between stations?

Or if they're old, repair or trash them. See Alias's post.

 

[Joseph W. Rider]

WD40 is not a contact cleaner, it's a lubricant and is non-conductive.
Don't use it on electical connections. Use something designed for
electical contacts, such as Craig DeOxIt or CRC.

Steve N.

Steve,

I'm glad you didn't say that (altho true) in rec.radio.scanner. Even though
one of the parties is dead that comment could still reheat that flame fest.
Keep up the great work.

Joe