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by fredchu
Mon Mar 22, 2004 4:53 pm
Forum: Tech Talk
Topic: Extigy or similar
Replies: 25
Views: 27244

60 cycle hum

I get this humming when no music is playing. It dissappears when I unplug the computer. Hahahahaha, that's classic. -FF Actually, the speaker hum when plugged into power lines may be 60-cycle interference -- which would disappear on batteries. A possible solution: get an inexpensive 60 cycle line f...
by fredchu
Sun Mar 21, 2004 1:06 am
Forum: Tech Talk
Topic: Extigy or similar
Replies: 25
Views: 27244

Sound Blaster MP3+ Report

Here's a followup. The Sound Blaster MP3+ off the shelf from Best Buy for $40 worked JUST GREAT with my Fender Passport PD-150. No longer do I get the loud hum or clicks in the "QUIET" time when nothing was playing. So, Silence has become really Silent (or nearly so). Installation was simp...
by fredchu
Sun Mar 14, 2004 11:35 am
Forum: Tech Talk
Topic: Extigy or similar
Replies: 25
Views: 27244

Extigy or similar

Need advice. I just bought a Fender Passport PD-150 to play tracks from a Compaq Laptop. The sound is great (and it fills the house) when music plays. BUT, in quiet periods (i.e. no music), I get crackling and humming. I understand from Compaq that it's the sound card noise being amplified. Does any...