I occasionally get a rumbling on my speakers the volume of which doesn't
change if I slide the volume control up or down. It disappears as
myseriously as it came. What could it me?

Eurofeeds wrote:

> I occasionally get a rumbling on my speakers the volume of which doesn't
> change if I slide the volume control up or down. It disappears as
> myseriously as it came. What could it me?

A fault maybe, nearby cellphones cause a ticking sound sometimes, or it
could be your sound card has a noisy chip. Does your input lead run near
any other electrical gear?

"Charlie Tame" <charlie@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:u$KVXgzIKHA.1380@xxxxxx

> Eurofeeds wrote:

>> I occasionally get a rumbling on my speakers the volume of which doesn't
>> change if I slide the volume control up or down. It disappears as
>> myseriously as it came. What could it me?

>
> A fault maybe, nearby cellphones cause a ticking sound sometimes, or it
> could be your sound card has a noisy chip. Does your input lead run near
> any other electrical gear?
>

Well the back of my desk is a total tangle of wires, but it's so irregular,
I can't pin i down to coincide with switching anything else on.

wrote:

>
> "Charlie Tame" <charlie@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:u$KVXgzIKHA.1380@xxxxxx

>> Eurofeeds wrote:

>>> I occasionally get a rumbling on my speakers the volume of which doesn't
>>> change if I slide the volume control up or down. It disappears as
>>> myseriously as it came. What could it me?

>>
>> A fault maybe, nearby cellphones cause a ticking sound sometimes, or it
>> could be your sound card has a noisy chip. Does your input lead run near
>> any other electrical gear?
>>

>
>
> Well the back of my desk is a total tangle of wires, but it's so
> irregular, I can't pin i down to coincide with switching anything else on.

Then get back there and with everything turned OFF straighten up the mess.
Untangle all the wires, trace them to their origin, remove any unused ones,
and neatly cable tie/organize the rest. If you have a system which includes
a subwoofer, the subwoofer should not be on top of your desk near the
speakers and monitor but under the desk or otherwise away from the mentioned
items.

Once you've done this, if the rumbling returns you'll be able to
troubleshoot it better. You didn't mention how old your sound system is
either or what type. If it's cheap and/or old, perhaps it is beginning to
fail.

Malke
--
MS-MVP
Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ

"Malke" <malke@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> wrote:
>

>>
>> "Charlie Tame" <charlie@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:u$KVXgzIKHA.1380@xxxxxx

>>> Eurofeeds wrote:
>>>> I occasionally get a rumbling on my speakers the volume of which
>>>> doesn't
>>>> change if I slide the volume control up or down. It disappears as
>>>> myseriously as it came. What could it me?
>>>
>>> A fault maybe, nearby cellphones cause a ticking sound sometimes, or it
>>> could be your sound card has a noisy chip. Does your input lead run near
>>> any other electrical gear?
>>>

>>
>>
>> Well the back of my desk is a total tangle of wires, but it's so
>> irregular, I can't pin i down to coincide with switching anything else
>> on.

>
> Then get back there and with everything turned OFF straighten up the mess.
> Untangle all the wires, trace them to their origin, remove any unused
> ones,
> and neatly cable tie/organize the rest. If you have a system which
> includes
> a subwoofer, the subwoofer should not be on top of your desk near the
> speakers and monitor but under the desk or otherwise away from the
> mentioned
> items.
>
> Once you've done this, if the rumbling returns you'll be able to
> troubleshoot it better. You didn't mention how old your sound system is
> either or what type. If it's cheap and/or old, perhaps it is beginning to
> fail.
>
> Malke
> --
> MS-MVP
> Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
> http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ
>

OK thanks - It's relativel new around 9 months - came with the Medion MD
8383 from Aldi.