When I first connected these cables from my Mac to my stereo it was great but the next morning I got a fairly loud hum in my speakers. Help?
572746
Make sure the cables are making good contact with the stereo connection point, then make sure the speaker cables are making good contact and there are no breaks in those cables. Still have a an issue? You should swap out the new cable with another same type cable, if it goes away when you do that, its the cable that needs to be returned. You can also try to add a grounding wire.
572747
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. :)
1311225
I don't experience a hiss, but it's common if attaching speakers to internal audio cards due to electrical interference. Some computers are designed to handle this better. Similar to Rob, my MBP does that when attached to an external monitor. My PC has no problem. If you keep experiencing hissing problems and it bothers you, consider a USB sound card.
1665657
My speakers will hum if I have my cell phone charging near them. Do you have other electronic devices near your speakers?
2280396
A replacement cable may be needed; make sure it's balanced otherwise you'll keep getting a humming or buzzing. Best suggestion I have, always a good place to start though.
1621720
I'm on a Mac, but I had to get a different cable than the one that came with it. Good luck.
1316026
yes but when i went to play music on it i had a very bad hum in the music , I tried 2 time's with 2 new unit's the same noise every time sow i got a different unit and now noise at all ! Hope it work's 4 u !!
1153024
The previous responder gave good advice. Quality of the audio cable between the mixer and the speaker is the most likely issue, assuming the "noise" you refer to is 60 Hz hum. The best defense against that is to use a balanced output from the mixer, connected with professional grade XLR cable and connectors. Unbalanced phone plug style cables are generally worse and should be avoided if you want to eliminate hum.
1665655
Are the headphones plugged in to the correct colored jack on your laptop? Usually the blue is "input"; the green is "output"; and the pink is for your "microphone". For speaker and headphone use, you would use the green color jack. Also, you may be getting interference from another electronic source - like a cell phone or stereo or tv close by your computer. Try the speakers in another computer at home or at work if allowed, then if you still get the humming, I would ask to exchange the speakers for new ones.
2195158
Certain macs dont hold the ability to play the sound through the tv. I use external speakers and they work great!
95291
If you're 100% sure it's not the source, then yes. I don't have hum unless I am on high volume but I have had a lot of source hum from my sound card. So check that out before shipping it off.
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Be warned!If you use this speakers with a Macbook Pro AND you are connecting the MBP to an external monitor via either DVI or VGA, you are going to get a whining sound from the satellites. See this thread for full details: http://discussions.info.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=3533245 but its a flaw with Macbooks and grounding of the eclectrical signals.Unfortunately this means i need to return this set of speakers and go for the wireless ones (newer version of the same speakers but connected wirelessly via USB) since the issue seems to be because i am connecting my Klipsch to the macbook with the Analog 3.5 mm connection. Be warned!If you use this speakers with a Macbook Pro AND you are connecting the MBP to an external monitor via either DVI or VGA, you are going to get a whining sound from the satellites. See this thread for full details: http://discussions.info.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=3533245 but its a flaw with Macbooks and grounding of the eclectrical signals.Unfortunately this means i need to return this set of speakers and go for the wireless ones (newer version of the same speakers but connected wirelessly via USB) since the issue seems to be because i am... » Read More Be warned!If you use this speakers with a Macbook Pro AND you are connecting the MBP to an external monitor via either DVI or VGA, you are going to get a whining sound from the satellites. See this thread for full details: http://discussions.info.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=3533245 but its a flaw with Macbooks and grounding of the eclectrical signals.Unfortunately this means i need to return this set of speakers and go for the wireless ones (newer version of the same speakers but connected wirelessly via USB) since the issue seems to be because i am connecting my Klipsch to the macbook with the Analog 3.5 mm connection. « Show Less
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Probably a connection issue with one of the components hooked to the TV (mine happened to be a Sony DVD player...) removed that and the hum went away. Gave me an excuse to get a progressive scan DVD player... hooked it up and still no noise. It took me a bit to narrow it down, since I've got so many console systems. ;)
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I also agree with the checking the cables but here's another thing to look at. This kind of interference or feedback only happens to me when I don't turn everything on in the right order. That is computer on, Pioneer DDJ-SR on, open Serato, turn on subwoofer (passing the Eris 8's via the sub (Temblor 10), the Eris 8's on. No feedback, although there is very minute hissing. If I turn the speakers on first all kinds of hissing and feedback. That's been my experience. Not sure how you're using these but Hope that points you towards resolution.
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I am having the same problem with my macbook pro! Whether I plug in these speakers or not (use the ones already on my laptop) there is no difference in sound at all! I came on here for the same reason, to find out if anyone knows what to do about this.
558409
You're experiencing ground loop hum. Try using batteries only. If you still here loud hums, send it in for repair.
729374
Sounds defective. I haven't had any issue like that with mine and I have two monitors hooked up with them going to a docking station.
2058028
This is 100% incorrect, something Monster just made up to sell more cable. If you're getting hum then it's something else in your system.