[ironguy]

:? OK, this has been bugging me for a long time. Maybe someone knows of a fix. I'm sitting here at my PC on a quiet Saturday morning and I can hear, faintly, a Mexican radio station in my speakers. I'ts not affected by the volume control either.

How do I get rid of it? I understand where it's coming from. My speaker wires are acting like an antenna picking up the signal from ... wherever.

Anyone know how to get rid of this?

The speakers are the original Advents I got with a Micron PC way back in '96. Hey! The 166MHZ PC was only $3200!

[ironguy]

:? OK, this has been bugging me for a long time. Maybe someone knows of a fix. I'm sitting here at my PC on a quiet Saturday morning and I can hear, faintly, a Mexican radio station in my speakers. I'ts not affected by the volume control either.

How do I get rid of it? I understand where it's coming from. My speaker wires are acting like an antenna picking up the signal from ... wherever.

Anyone know how to get rid of this?

The speakers are the original Advents I got with a Micron PC way back in '96. Hey! The 166MHZ PC was only $3200!

[mscdex]

First off, where were the speakers made? In Mexico? If so, there's your explanation :lol:

Seriously though, have you tried another set of speakers maybe?

[Jason Dunn]

That happens sometimes with speakers - you'll hear it a lot on monitors if you're a musician. There's no real good fix for it - I think it happens because of poor shielding, but in terms of fixing it, you can either try moving them around, or perhaps some...tin foil? I have no idea if that will work. It keeps the aliens out of my head though. 0X :lol:

[Janak Parekh]

Originally Posted by Ironguy

Anyone know how to get rid of this?

You have a combination of badly-shielded speakers and proximity to a transmission tower. The easiest way to fix it is to get a newer pair of speakers that are better-shielded.

I can say this with authority because I had a client whose sales office's windows look out on the Empire State Building (on the 9th floor, so pretty clear view of the top of the tower) from about a block and a half away. As you may know, the Empire State Building has a radio tower on the top, as it's a natural location for broadcasting. The customer got a pair of Cambridge SoundWorks speakers -- and the signal wasn't faint, it was loudly tuning to 95.5 WPLJ FM. After trying everything, I moved the speakers to their other office a block west (with a pile of buildings in the middle) and got him a pair of Altec Lansings. Both have worked happily since.

--janak

[Darius Wey]

Originally Posted by Jason Dunn

It keeps the aliens out of my head though. 0X :lol:

Awww...my little one-eyed green-coloured alien presence is unwanted. :cry:

[ironguy]

These speakers are 8 years old and I probably need a replacement.

What's weird is that you can pick up a radio station without a receiver.

[that_kid]

Originally Posted by "Ironguy

What's weird is that you can pick up a radio station without a receiver.

All you need for a receiver is a diode, capacitor, coil and a speaker. All these things can be found right inside your speakers (powered ones).

One thing you could try is to unplug the speakers from the computer and see if you can still hear the station. If not then you may be able to get away with passing your audio cable through a ferrite core, Radio Shack(you've got questions and they don't know the answer) used to carry them in the stores and they are cheap enough to give a try. Other than that it may be time to start auditioning another pair of speakers.

[ironguy]

I've decided to get new PC speakers. I don't need surround, just two good speakers and a sub.

Waddya like?

[Darius Wey]

Originally Posted by Ironguy

I've decided to get new PC speakers. I don't need surround, just two good speakers and a sub.

Waddya like?

I'd name model numbers but there'd be too many to list, so I thought I may just list some common and well-known manufacturers that should deliver quality speakers.

Altec Lansing
Bose
Creative
Logitech
TDK

Umm...there are definitely more, but I just can't think of any at the moment. People...help me out!

[Jason Dunn]

Originally Posted by Ironguy

I've decided to get new PC speakers. I don't need surround, just two good speakers and a sub.

I'm not sure about your budget, but IMO, the best 2.1 kits are made by Klipsch and Logitech. We have a review of these speakers coming up on Digital Media Thoughts:

http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/pr...CONTENTID=7170

The reviewer LOVED them - apparently they absolutely pounded.