Speaker makes a popping sound

Its possible that the amp is overheating. Does it happen after extended use or high volumes?

1 the sourde is not bugged (happens in many fifferent plces, even when no music is playing.

2. It could be CPU

3. All wires are correct.

so if it is 2 what can i do to solve the problemo

thanks

its a new AMD 3200, i will try the spy ware thing,


its weird, it happens every so often for no reason, even if pc not bieng used and even when no sound is comming from the pc

could the onboard sound system be causing this problem

iv done the same and no sound yet lol thanks

Well I don't actually use AOL IM, I use Gaim.

no jus ramdomly at any time, still somtimes appnes now but not as regularly,

its jus weird

Do you have a Blackberry nearby?

I've dealt with similar issues at work--whatever frequency the BB transmitter works on caused plenty of interference. I've seen it cause CRT displays to jump, and cause buzzing/popping in powered speakers.

On the interference note, it is possible that system/HD activity is causing it--noise in the power feed. Not much you can do except upgrade...

Food for thought...

actualltyy i just rea;ised that yes i think it is when i turn a light off and on the popping sound comes, is there a way this can be fixed

well to get it akll to fit we changed the plug to an older plug lol, could this be the problem?

(it also makes popping noise if PC is off and Speakers are on)

The Amp? im confused, what is the amp, and how can it be fixed or is it really not worth it?

lol

happy new year 2 and thanks for replying guys

yep, they are

surge or spike???????????????????????

Could something so simple as a bearing wear cause static and popping in the line?

Squeze me, I meant in a fan, that could be causing electrical noise in the sound line.

All the suggestions are good starts.
Did you recently add a wireless device - phone, router, etc.
Or, did you move a wireless device closer to the computer or speaker control box.
I have the same configuration and had the same problem, which turned out to be the combination of my router and the neighbor's router - lots of "noise" in the air these days.
Recommend - moving the wireless device 3-feet away from computer and speakers

Also, the arcing caused by flipping switches in the houses electrical wiring (like an overhead light) will generate bursts of EMI. As has been said before, since it happens when your PC is off and the speakers are on it is an indication that the cheap amps high impedance inputs are recieving EMI. It will be nearly impossible to fix the already broken design. If this is your problem then there is an opportunity for a speaker upgrade.

RichPLS, a failing bearing will most certainly cause a brushed DC motor to emit more EMI. I don't think it will have as noticeable an effect in the brushless DC type motors used in PC cooling fans, ie the coil current may double but that doesn't necessarily indicate there is much more EMI energy. PS these are just guesses about your interesting failing bearing question, and I wouldn't want to quote me or try taking what I said to the bank.

A surge protector might help with a fluctuation that small and short, but an "uninteruptable power supply" would be a far better solution.

I got one of those huge office-sized units free with dead batteries, pulled out the four 6v batteries (expensive) and replaced them with two 12v batteries (cheap).

I joined the forum simply to comment on this post. I had the same problem. I have a brand new custom computer (I built) q6600 (4.0GHz), 6GBs of ram, 9600gt stalk oc'd 740MHz etc etc. I have a Sony amp system running 2 floor standing polk speakers (250 Watts per Channel).

I couldn't understand why it was making this annoying popping noise, it was only periodic, never constant so I couldn't figure it out. Turns out after 2 hours of research (moving everything 10 feet away and turning system on) that it was my good old Linksys WRT54G and Scientific Atlanta cable modem. Figures! ...which was about 1 foot away from the amp. Moving it 5 feet away solved it completely. Now my router and modem are on 6m (18 Feet) cables 10 feet away from my PC, it may lower my ping for gaming but I don't have to listen to that annoying popping noise anymore.