Clicking sound from speakers

Recently moved my computer. Have an Altec Lansing 5.1 speaker system
with a Soyo motherboard with imbedded 5.1 sound adapter. Ever since I
moved the computer, which required disconnecting, rerouting, and
reconnecting every wire and cable, I have a very annoying clicking
sound from the speakers. I have ensured all of the connections into
the subwoofer are solid but that didn't fix it.

Before I pull everything apart...any ideas?

AFJ

On Sun, 24 Oct 2004 19:46:31 -0400, Air Force Jayhawk
wrote:

Recently moved my computer. Have an Altec Lansing 5.1 speaker system
with a Soyo motherboard with imbedded 5.1 sound adapter. Ever since I
moved the computer, which required disconnecting, rerouting, and
reconnecting every wire and cable, I have a very annoying clicking
sound from the speakers. I have ensured all of the connections into
the subwoofer are solid but that didn't fix it.

Before I pull everything apart...any ideas?

AFJ

It's probably due to high-drain devices on your home AC
circuit, not the PC itself, assuming no hardware, driver or
bios changes. If that is the case then the solution is to
use a different AC circuit or use a line conditioner (or
better UPS with one built-in).

On Mon, 25 Oct 2004 03:20:19 GMT, kony wrote:

On Sun, 24 Oct 2004 19:46:31 -0400, Air Force Jayhawk
wrote:

Recently moved my computer. Have an Altec Lansing 5.1 speaker system
with a Soyo motherboard with imbedded 5.1 sound adapter. Ever since I
moved the computer, which required disconnecting, rerouting, and
reconnecting every wire and cable, I have a very annoying clicking
sound from the speakers. I have ensured all of the connections into
the subwoofer are solid but that didn't fix it.

Before I pull everything apart...any ideas?

AFJ

It's probably due to high-drain devices on your home AC
circuit, not the PC itself, assuming no hardware, driver or
bios changes. If that is the case then the solution is to
use a different AC circuit or use a line conditioner (or
better UPS with one built-in).

Except that nothing has changed power-wise. Same plug, same devices.
possible in the reconfiguration I changed what goes where in terms of
power strips.

In message
kony wrote:

On Sun, 24 Oct 2004 19:46:31 -0400, Air Force Jayhawk
wrote:

Recently moved my computer. Have an Altec Lansing 5.1 speaker system
with a Soyo motherboard with imbedded 5.1 sound adapter. Ever since I
moved the computer, which required disconnecting, rerouting, and
reconnecting every wire and cable, I have a very annoying clicking
sound from the speakers. I have ensured all of the connections into
the subwoofer are solid but that didn't fix it.

Before I pull everything apart...any ideas?

AFJ

It's probably due to high-drain devices on your home AC
circuit, not the PC itself, assuming no hardware, driver or
bios changes. If that is the case then the solution is to
use a different AC circuit or use a line conditioner (or
better UPS with one built-in).

The other possibility is that you have routed an AC lead from an
electrically grotty switching power supply parallel to your speaker
signal lead. Yet another possibility is that you have placed your
speakers near a very noisy source.

The simplest way to check is this is the case is to make sure the signal
cable connecting the computer to the speakers is routed well away from
power cables and make sure that the speakers are not too close (6") to
a heavy noise source (eg AC cable, computer supply, old o'scope etc).


-- Chris

Chris Ballance wrote in message ...
In message
kony wrote:

On Sun, 24 Oct 2004 19:46:31 -0400, Air Force Jayhawk
wrote:

Recently moved my computer. Have an Altec Lansing 5.1 speaker system
with a Soyo motherboard with imbedded 5.1 sound adapter. Ever since I
moved the computer, which required disconnecting, rerouting, and
reconnecting every wire and cable, I have a very annoying clicking
sound from the speakers. I have ensured all of the connections into
the subwoofer are solid but that didn't fix it.

Before I pull everything apart...any ideas?

AFJ

It's probably due to high-drain devices on your home AC
circuit, not the PC itself, assuming no hardware, driver or
bios changes. If that is the case then the solution is to
use a different AC circuit or use a line conditioner (or
better UPS with one built-in).

The other possibility is that you have routed an AC lead from an
electrically grotty switching power supply parallel to your speaker
signal lead. Yet another possibility is that you have placed your
speakers near a very noisy source.

The simplest way to check is this is the case is to make sure the signal
cable connecting the computer to the speakers is routed well away from
power cables and make sure that the speakers are not too close (6") to
a heavy noise source (eg AC cable, computer supply, old o'scope etc).


-- Chris


Had similar problem it was due to bad shielding in the speakers
themselves. They would pick up CB traffic from Tractor-trailers and
Taxis on the street making the sound crackle and pop

Darren

On 25 Oct 2004 11:31:47 -0700, (Gimmyagame)
wrote:

Chris Ballance wrote in message ...
In message
kony wrote:

On Sun, 24 Oct 2004 19:46:31 -0400, Air Force Jayhawk
wrote:

Recently moved my computer. Have an Altec Lansing 5.1 speaker system
with a Soyo motherboard with imbedded 5.1 sound adapter. Ever since I
moved the computer, which required disconnecting, rerouting, and
reconnecting every wire and cable, I have a very annoying clicking
sound from the speakers. I have ensured all of the connections into
the subwoofer are solid but that didn't fix it.

Before I pull everything apart...any ideas?

AFJ

It's probably due to high-drain devices on your home AC
circuit, not the PC itself, assuming no hardware, driver or
bios changes. If that is the case then the solution is to
use a different AC circuit or use a line conditioner (or
better UPS with one built-in).

The other possibility is that you have routed an AC lead from an
electrically grotty switching power supply parallel to your speaker
signal lead. Yet another possibility is that you have placed your
speakers near a very noisy source.

The simplest way to check is this is the case is to make sure the signal
cable connecting the computer to the speakers is routed well away from
power cables and make sure that the speakers are not too close (6") to
a heavy noise source (eg AC cable, computer supply, old o'scope etc).


-- Chris


Had similar problem it was due to bad shielding in the speakers
themselves. They would pick up CB traffic from Tractor-trailers and
Taxis on the street making the sound crackle and pop

Darren
Except that the clicking started with the reconfiguration...was fine
before.

"Air Force Jayhawk" wrote in message
...
On 25 Oct 2004 11:31:47 -0700, (Gimmyagame)
wrote:

Chris Ballance wrote in message
...
In message
kony wrote:

On Sun, 24 Oct 2004 19:46:31 -0400, Air Force Jayhawk
wrote:

Recently moved my computer. Have an Altec Lansing 5.1 speaker
system
with a Soyo motherboard with imbedded 5.1 sound adapter. Ever since
I
moved the computer, which required disconnecting, rerouting, and
reconnecting every wire and cable, I have a very annoying clicking
sound from the speakers. I have ensured all of the connections into
the subwoofer are solid but that didn't fix it.

Before I pull everything apart...any ideas?

AFJ

It's probably due to high-drain devices on your home AC
circuit, not the PC itself, assuming no hardware, driver or
bios changes. If that is the case then the solution is to
use a different AC circuit or use a line conditioner (or
better UPS with one built-in).

The other possibility is that you have routed an AC lead from an
electrically grotty switching power supply parallel to your speaker
signal lead. Yet another possibility is that you have placed your
speakers near a very noisy source.

The simplest way to check is this is the case is to make sure the
signal
cable connecting the computer to the speakers is routed well away from
power cables and make sure that the speakers are not too close (6") to
a heavy noise source (eg AC cable, computer supply, old o'scope etc).


-- Chris


Had similar problem it was due to bad shielding in the speakers
themselves. They would pick up CB traffic from Tractor-trailers and
Taxis on the street making the sound crackle and pop

Darren
Except that the clicking started with the reconfiguration...was fine
before.


It's a far stretch, but wireless router/access point?? (it was for my low
end speakers) i just had to move it.

On Sun, 24 Oct 2004 19:46:31 -0400, Air Force Jayhawk
wrote:

I recently moved my computer into a new desk. I have an Altec Lansing
5.1 speaker system with a Soyo motherboard with imbedded 5.1 sound
adapter. Ever since I moved the system (which required disconnecting,
rerouting, and reconnecting every wire and cable), I have a very
annoying low frequency as well as occasional clicks and other random
noises from the speakers. I have ensured all of the connections into
the subwoofer are solid but that didn't fix it.

I would be sure it was power related except that it comes and goes
based on what is being displayed. For example the hum becomes much
more noticeable with the 3D Windows XP screen saver up. Also, when a
window is being dragged around the screen I hear another buzz,
although higher frequency this time.

Thinking it might be the monitor, I turned it off. No fix. Then I
disconnected the video cable...again, no improvement.

Just today I installed a UPS. One, I felt I needed one, but I had
hoped that the buzz would go away either by the UPS or by the fact the
lines would be all pulled apart and reconnected, possibly by chance
separating the troublesome cables. No luck.

Please note it was fine before...so environmental issues like
neighbors phones are not a player. It has been suggested earlier that
it might be my wireless router (it is closer to a speaker than it was
before) but again I point to the fact that the sound intensity varies
based on the screen display but does NOT change when I disconnect the
monitor. Could they still be related???

Any other ideas?

This is driving me absolutely nuts!

AFJ

"Air Force Jayhawk" wrote in message ...
On Sun, 24 Oct 2004 19:46:31 -0400, Air Force Jayhawk
wrote:

I recently moved my computer into a new desk. I have an Altec Lansing
5.1 speaker system with a Soyo motherboard with imbedded 5.1 sound
adapter. Ever since I moved the system (which required disconnecting,
rerouting, and reconnecting every wire and cable), I have a very
annoying low frequency as well as occasional clicks and other random
noises from the speakers. I have ensured all of the connections into
the subwoofer are solid but that didn't fix it.

I would be sure it was power related except that it comes and goes
based on what is being displayed. For example the hum becomes much
more noticeable with the 3D Windows XP screen saver up. Also, when
a window is being dragged around the screen I hear another buzz,
although higher frequency this time.

Thinking it might be the monitor, I turned it off. No fix. Then I
disconnected the video cable...again, no improvement.

Just today I installed a UPS. One, I felt I needed one, but I had
hoped that the buzz would go away either by the UPS or by the fact the
lines would be all pulled apart and reconnected, possibly by chance
separating the troublesome cables. No luck.

Please note it was fine before...so environmental issues like
neighbors phones are not a player. It has been suggested earlier that
it might be my wireless router (it is closer to a speaker than it was
before) but again I point to the fact that the sound intensity varies
based on the screen display but does NOT change when I disconnect
the monitor. Could they still be related???

Any other ideas?

This is driving me absolutely nuts!

AFJ

Go into the control panel (mixer) for your sound card and try muting
the inputs one by one to see if one of them makes the sound go away.
If you have an analog audio cable connected from your CD or DVD
player, try disconnecting that, and if that helps try rerouting the cable.

move the power cords to another circuit. You may be on the same as the
Heater/Ac or washer and dryer...the timers for these appliances can
cause clicks.


"Air Force Jayhawk" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 24 Oct 2004 19:46:31 -0400, Air Force Jayhawk
wrote:

I recently moved my computer into a new desk. I have an Altec
Lansing
5.1 speaker system with a Soyo motherboard with imbedded 5.1 sound
adapter. Ever since I moved the system (which required
disconnecting,
rerouting, and reconnecting every wire and cable), I have a very
annoying low frequency as well as occasional clicks and other random
noises from the speakers. I have ensured all of the connections
into
the subwoofer are solid but that didn't fix it.

I would be sure it was power related except that it comes and goes
based on what is being displayed. For example the hum becomes much
more noticeable with the 3D Windows XP screen saver up. Also, when
a
window is being dragged around the screen I hear another buzz,
although higher frequency this time.

Thinking it might be the monitor, I turned it off. No fix. Then I
disconnected the video cable...again, no improvement.

Just today I installed a UPS. One, I felt I needed one, but I had
hoped that the buzz would go away either by the UPS or by the fact
the
lines would be all pulled apart and reconnected, possibly by chance
separating the troublesome cables. No luck.

Please note it was fine before...so environmental issues like
neighbors phones are not a player. It has been suggested earlier
that
it might be my wireless router (it is closer to a speaker than it
was
before) but again I point to the fact that the sound intensity
varies
based on the screen display but does NOT change when I disconnect
the
monitor. Could they still be related???

Any other ideas?

This is driving me absolutely nuts!

AFJ