Tom, try unplugging your USB audio interface and/or powering down your computer (not just restarting). I dunno if it's some sound buzz buffer, but I know every once in awhile my cheap-o M-audio USB interface will do that if I jiggle the cables just wrong.
Hmm. It's sounds like the finest party I can imagine getting paid to go to.
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omnis_audis - Aug 19, 2007 11:44:49 am PDT #2437 of 25496
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Tom Scola - Aug 19, 2007 11:46:20 am PDT #2438 of 25496
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They're not USB speakers. And I get the hum even when they're not plugged into my computer.
omnis_audis - Aug 19, 2007 11:47:19 am PDT #2439 of 25496
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damn. Was hoping they were plugged into a USB interface.
NoiseDesign - Aug 19, 2007 11:47:46 am PDT #2440 of 25496
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Hmmmm, I suspect you've got the smaller version of my M-Audio BX-8's. How loud is the buzz?
omnis_audis - Aug 19, 2007 11:49:02 am PDT #2441 of 25496
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
could the audio feeds to the speakers be run with some power or data lines that are inducting into the speaker audio?
Tom Scola - Aug 19, 2007 12:00:42 pm PDT #2442 of 25496
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When I plug the speaker cables into the right speaker (the one without the power), its cone pushes all the way back, and it gives off a soft hum. The left speaker sounds fine.
NoiseDesign - Aug 19, 2007 12:01:35 pm PDT #2443 of 25496
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Switch the speaker cable to the other speaker and see if the problem moves with the cable. If we are lucky it's just a bad cable.
Tom Scola - Aug 19, 2007 12:03:49 pm PDT #2444 of 25496
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No, I tried a couple of speaker cables. And there's only one cable between the two speakers, the other speaker has a power supply and amplifier built in.
omnis_audis - Aug 19, 2007 12:09:08 pm PDT #2445 of 25496
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
I wonder if the audio input jack got tweaked a little bit. What kind of connection is it into the powered speaker? (what model # M-audio so I can take a view online)
Tom Scola - Aug 19, 2007 12:14:00 pm PDT #2446 of 25496
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They're M-Audio Studio Pro 4 desktop monitors, which I don't see on their site any more.