chevysales Posted December 25, 2009 Share Posted December 25, 2009 very very light sound which i can't remember were on my last pair. and seems to be only from sub not satelites. i went through best buy so there is 30 days. no crackling no nothing out of the ordinary other than the above. something tellls me it is just the sound of the amp and it is normal. i have Asus Xonar D2X sound card with my Puget Systems build (should be in sig?) and tested with computer off just like faq said so do i have a return in order or a nothing to worry about..... can't hear any of it while music is playing....room has to be dead silent for it to be heard and then i have to put my head next to amp on sub. my sound card bundle came with all cakewalk tools and rightmark audio testing app but didn't think the testing app would tell me if i had a problem or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevysales Posted December 26, 2009 Author Share Posted December 26, 2009 after heavy testing i can hear the sound thru the satelites but seems to be not from tweeter but midrange driver on satelites.... if this is normal i can live with it but kinda dissappointing if 9 years later they still have same issue with regards to amp electronic hum coming thru speakers.....when computer is off. and yes i have speakers plugged in to correct spot onn sound card for self amplified speakers. sound card is Asus Xonar D2X pci-e. anyone experiencing this or have anything to add/check that i may have missed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironsave Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 I own 2 pair of Promedia 2.1s. One pair is older; they have the plugs to the satellites. My newer pair have wires directly to the sats. I do not get humming with either; the older have been upgraded to the monster cables. I would be sure the speaker wires do not run near or in paralell with any type of power wires. (Or near an outlet; power supply for computer; monitor; etc...) Do you have another set of speakers to test; to check your sound card? (It is possible some kind of interference there.....). You could always goto Best Buy and exchange....... Good Luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevysales Posted December 27, 2009 Author Share Posted December 27, 2009 I own 2 pair of Promedia 2.1s. One pair is older; they have the plugs to the satellites. My newer pair have wires directly to the sats. I do not get humming with either; the older have been upgraded to the monster cables. I would be sure the speaker wires do not run near or in paralell with any type of power wires. (Or near an outlet; power supply for computer; monitor; etc...) Do you have another set of speakers to test; to check your sound card? (It is possible some kind of interference there.....). You could always goto Best Buy and exchange....... Good Luck! i listen to all the speakers i have at work and when voulme is kicked up you can hear an electronic hum...wierd they are cheap dells on optiplex setups. i have my old 2.1's with upgraded wires and will see if i get that same sound. the asus xonar d2x sound card is totally covered/sheilded to prevent this stuff but a simple google showed many of just this issue which goes back to 2001 or there abouts, i may just give up on klipsch while they are great 2.1's they aren't worth the agrravation to me time is money and i am not a gambler...to give up anotherday off out of the 1 a week i get to exchange and maybe end up with same deal....i wish there were something comparable as i am not looking to save the cash just get speakers that are what they should be. i have already ruled out wires, etc. and i get it wether computer is on or off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironsave Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 Are you using a surge/noise suppressor? I always use these with any speakers/ amps I use....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevysales Posted December 28, 2009 Author Share Posted December 28, 2009 yep me too. although i have found them not to make much difference. going to look into some other high end 2.1's had gigaworks 5.1's years back that were very good but i don't game and tv and 7.1's rite behind me and since i use this box for a bit of sound work along with my photography work so i wil stay the 2.1 route just need to find a high end set that are computer compatible as the asus xonar d2x is a very good card for music sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironsave Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 Hey, not trying to bag on your card; as I have AsUS Motherboards on 2 different computers; but I wonder if a different set/brand of (self powered)) speakers will also "hum". Maybe your card has an issue..... Again, it is just that I have 2 sets of these; one going on 5 years and do not have any humming noise...... Do not know much more about more expensive computer speakers as these rock; and for more money; I would buy a receiver and some Heresies or KG4, KG2.5, etc...... Currently have the main living room computer hooked up to the receiver and my Heresies..... (For $200; and some RCA adaptors you would have a system that is unreal.....)....[H] Good Luck.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevysales Posted December 29, 2009 Author Share Posted December 29, 2009 nope tried set of blose on card this morning along with a set of altec lansing and no hum. i am mcse+ certified so one thing i do "try" to always follow is a flow chart wether from manufacturer (which kipsch does have one) or my own to rule out other issues. and since i just came from 10 clean months of the 2.1's and this same computer i knew it to be the speakers yet with an open mind i will try anything hoping it will work.nothing did...it's the speaker/amp setup. i noticed the din on back of sub is on an angle set back from front edge of amp, maybe that is keeping a tite clean connection? who knows. the faq mentions the hum and also has a line where you test with computer off and see if hum still there...and it is. local best buy got new shipment as they didn't list any when i bought them 10 days ago and now they have them and for a sale price of 131.74. wed is my day off :>) so i will spend morning replacing clothes that don't fit ya know the yearly trek for same thing....30 years of marriage and she still gets wrong size then off to best buy to return this set to local store for full refund on credit card (not store i got them from 12 miles away which they told me i could do) and then buy new set with another best buy card i got as agift so they will be free and hopefully problem free. a google and perusing of adiophile forums finds a few of the same issues i am experiencing. heck i was lucky with early on having 2 sets of these babies and not one issue while i read about others having problems and running to logitech...this is 2001 by the way. as far as sound card it was designed for work with the software bundle it came with ableton, cakewalk, project 5, dimension le,sonar 8.5, no crippled software all fully upgradeable and very good stuff. the card is totally shielded and other than not offering front headphone mic/headphone connections for cases it is a highly rated card which i agonized over while designing this computer from Puget Systems. i even clean installed with different drivers to make sure that wasn't it.... it wasn't. i researched the heck out of speakers and blows me away there are none, zippo, nadda... basically other then the terrible bose companion series which takes two channel stereo sound and fakes a surround sound that one the music was never intended for and two does a poor job of pulling it off. so klipsch don't let me down let the next pair be another 8 1/2 year winner :>) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironsave Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 I suspect you will be happy ultimately.... [] As an FYI.... Found a lightly used pair for $60.... Not sure if you are around Chicago..... http://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/ele/1522926447.html (I am not related to seller.... Just on CL alot)...... Let us know how it goes.... And good luck with the gift returning.... [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevysales Posted December 30, 2009 Author Share Posted December 30, 2009 no need it appears this pair i just picked up seem okay i will run them thru for a while just to make sure but $131.74 printed out the online ad.... returned previous hummers and used my $50 best buy gift card for a grand total out of my pocket of $89.74 ....and after 5 minutes no hum so seems like a winner to me. these babies break in nice to grover washington jr.'s album soulful strut nicely thanx for the help i seriously was ready to give up on them.... even ... i hate to say it almost got talked into a pair of blose. :~( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironsave Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 Likely the other pair had a bad internal connection...... Glad you got it straightened out! [H] They will sound better in 3-4 days.... trust me! Good Luck and Enjoy![] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevysales Posted January 3, 2010 Author Share Posted January 3, 2010 while i really like my promedia 2.1's for their price especially.... i had a friend who doea a bit of music like i do let me spend some time with his m audio reference speakers Studiophile AV 40 while they lack some of the bass they are very nice at thier price point. so if i don't get another 8 plus years out of these..... [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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