Hmmmm, I suspect you've got the smaller version of my M-Audio BX-8's. How loud is the buzz?
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NoiseDesign - Aug 19, 2007 11:47:46 am PDT #2440 of 25496
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omnis_audis - Aug 19, 2007 11:49:02 am PDT #2441 of 25496
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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
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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.
Tom Scola - Aug 19, 2007 12:15:32 pm PDT #2447 of 25496
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Oh, wait. They're "Studiophile DX4" speakers. And they hum when the audio input is unplugged, too.
Tom Scola - Aug 19, 2007 12:19:37 pm PDT #2448 of 25496
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And in fact, the right speaker is completely dead. It just hums.
omnis_audis - Aug 19, 2007 12:20:07 pm PDT #2449 of 25496
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where you using the 1/4" or the RCA inputs? I'm wondering if there is something causing a short between the shield and tip on one of the 1/4" inputs. Maybe a piece of schmadda got in there.