Hmm. This can also be driver troubles. I have a brand-new
Creative SB Audigy 2 which sounds terrible, as if it's overdriving the
speakers no matter how I fiddle with the mixer. I suspect that it's a
software problem. You might also make sure you have your speakers
plugged into the correct jack. <br>
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You could try what's coming out of your headphone jack with a pair of phones. That'd give you an additional data point. <br>
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I'd also spend some Quality Time with my mixer settings, as they can often be a source of sound troubles. <br>
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-- CHS<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 3/17/08, <b class="gmail_sendername">Thompson Freeman</b> <<a href="mailto:tfreeman@intel.digichem.net">tfreeman@intel.digichem.net</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
On 03/16/2008 07:44:44 AM, Jim Philips wrote:<br> > Whenever I turn the sound up on my computer these days, I get some<br> > very<br> > annoying static. I'm all prepared to replace some hardware. But which<br>
> is the<br> > bad component? My sound card or my speakers? Since I don't have a<br> > spare of<br> > either, how can I test?<br> <br> <br>I don't have an answer for you, but I want you to know that I respect<br>
the problem!<br> <br> Just a totally random thought, but have you twisted/replugged the plug<br> between the sound card and speakers?<br> <br> After that, I suspect that you will need to borrow a sound source<br> compatible with your speakers to test them.<br>
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