Are these speakers magnetically shielded? Will a cellphone or other electronic gizmo that creates RF signals and is placed next to it cause feedback?
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We have had cell phones around them with no issues. Sorry for the late response as I thought my husband had handled your question.
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Well Dave, I'm not an audio technician but i would feel confident in saying they are shielded because my cell phone is always near the speakers and I never had a problem with buzzing, interference or feedback...I hope that was the "feedback" you were hoping to find.
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From my experience, the metal connectors are probably picking up feedback from nearby devices. Ensure your cable connection is secure (loose cables cause problems). If that's not it, make sure nothing is making contact with the wire ends (e.g. try moving your speakers around, put your cell phone away, etc). If none of this helps google "speaker feedback." The likeliness that cables are faulty is probably low especially since they were working at one point. I hope this helps. :)
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We use a cellular mifi in the same room with the speakers and absolutely no buzzing or interference with our computers or phones. The mifi is situated across the room, but we use our computers near the speakers without any problems.
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I don't know if it is magnetically shielded....none of the other dozens of free standing speakers I've had over the decades have been shielded. The hole is where the sound comes out. The speaker is mounted inside in such a way as to have the sound come out through the hole.
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I agree with the other comment. If possible, pair with another device to ensure that it is not the speakers. I love these speakers :>
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I have these speakers couple inches away from my computer monitor and everything is fine. The only problem I've had is putting my phone too close to the speakers which sometimes causes static. Nothing out of the ordinary.
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Magnetic fields do not affect LCDS the way they would a CRT display. I have copied an article to help explain. "LCD's, Plasma's and Magnets" Magnetic fields do not affect these types of sets since they do not use a beam or phosphors but static liquid crystals, which are solid-state unmoving cells. Therefore, you should not worry about placing speakers next to LCD and plasma TV's or about placing a television near any other kind of appliance with a magnet in it, since magnets do not harm them.
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I have these under my back patio overhang in Oklahoma City. With frequent severe weather (hail, thunderstorms, high winds, etc...), I used a self-fusing silicon tape to cover the terminals. This has worked extremely well. As long as your receiver can push these speakers, you should have no worries.
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I actually purchased these for my husband's computer so I don't use them. They are about 10 feet away from me and I don't hear any hum. I just ask him and he never hears anything from them either.
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You could be experiencing electromagnetic interference from another device. Some smartphones (esp. iPhones) are notroious for causing this kind of problem. One potential solution try snap-on ferrite beads (available from Amazon, and usually only a few dollars for a pack of 8 or 10). You simply clip them onto the audio input cables, and for best results you should apply them as close to the speakers as possible. Hope this helps.Editing to add: They clip on around the outside of the cables and don't damage the cables at all.
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I think I only ever noticed degradation with patch cords like in the 10 foot range. And really long ones can sometimes pick up radio wave interference and/or give you a hum, hiss, or slight buzzing sound. One of these cords plugged into a phone for example, then patched into a larger amplifier, and you'd never know that music was coming from the phone! Sounds as full and rich as it's recorded!
2200719
You will have a hum sound unless they are grounded somehow, these are great speakers!
998451
New technology is coming out from some sets where they do not emmit all the time. Unfortunately I do not know what to look for. These units, in many cases put out more microwave RF than cellphones. I just read up on this today.
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They are passive speakers, which means that they are unpowered and you need an external AMP/AV receiver to power them.
46034
Interesting question... But the answer isn't very interesting I'm afraid. Theyre good sounding speakers so they're going to sound good listening to anything especially if they're powered by a decent power source.
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Question is unclear, but from the context of concern about sounding weak i am guessing they are asking if they have their own built in power source (i.e. built in battery). The answer is no, they are powered by the device they are plugged into. Because of their low impedance they perform very well when powered an mp3 player but with their large drivers can handle amplification and sound even better. Bass on these phone really kick hard and clear, not muddy or sloppy sounding like Beats for example. They will sound great on an MP3 player and even better plugged into an amp.
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I have no idea....I returned these. There was too much static in the phones.