Tuckmun

I have no idea how widespread this problem is, but I have come to the same conclusion, that it has something to do with the speakers. I agree that it appears to be something about the power knob. The primary job of speakers is providing sound when sound is expected. This kind of failure is a profound failure, and one which Klipsch should step up and offer replacement speakers for those of us who have this problem. Until then, I'm going to recommend others to stay away from Klipsch.

Thanks for the tip. I'll try plugging headphones directly into the Mac and into the headphones outlet on the front of the speakers next time it cuts out. However, I don't think the cutting in and out has much to do with several programs running. Sometimes it cuts out even if the only programs running are the iTunes (playing music going to the speakers) and the e-mail program, and the internet browser (like it just now did). The background programs are not taxing the computer (dual 2.3 GHz PowerPC G5 w/ 2.5 GB DDR SDRAM) at all. Besides, why then would the speakers respond to being turned off then on again to restore the sound? Sometimes, the sound comes back on by itself after about ten to thirty seconds after cutting out. If it stays off longer, I reach out for the switch off-switch on fix that works most of the time. I have not posted any negative reviews about these speakers anywhere yet. I'm still hoping for a dependable fix, but in the meantime, the cutting in and out is pretty annoying to say the least. Thank you.

If Godai85 (first post of this thread) is having this problem on a PC, and I'm having this problem on a Mac, is it just too easy to assume that there may be a problem with the Klipsch speakers and not the hardware or software related to the computer equipment? Thanks.

My Klipsch speakers are plugged into a Mac G5 desktop into the "audio line-out" port in the rear of the Mac. In the "Sound" selection in the "System Preferences" there is a way to click onto the line-out as the "Built-In Audio" port. There is nothing I can see that shows the Klipsch speakers by name nor any way I can see to set the audio to "high priority." Am I missing something, make an error in installation, should plug the green plug into the headphones jack in the front of the Mac instead of the Audio line-out port, or is there something else I can to fix this problem because INTERMITTENT SOUND BREAKS MY HEART and GNASHES MY TEETH Thanks for your assistance, Jay481985

Hello Amy, The same exact thing is happening to my speakers. I've gone beyond my 90 day warranty, so I'm on my own, but about a month or so ago the speakers would go out once every 3 or 4 days, and the only way to get them on would be to turn off the switch and then turn it back on. Now it's happening once every hour, and on occasion, I even have to turn off and on the switch more than once to get the speakers to work again. As you can imagine, this is pretty annoying. It's not apparently the wiring. checking the wiring contacts does not fix the problem near as often as doing the switch off and on solution. As I'm typing this, the speakers have gone silent again. I can hear an occasional quiet "pop" so some kind of signal is getting to the speakers, just not the music I have playing in the background. Any other suggestions? Now the speakers have come back on on their own without any touch of the wires or the switch. Surely it can't be limited to me and the Italian customer. Thanks for any assistance. --Tuckmun