Thirith on 13/4/2011 at 19:03
I guess that's it. The speakers are a cheap-but-okay Logitech set that I bought a couple of years ago. They're built pretty flimsily. Would a new set automatically be better shielded, or would I have to go for a certain price range?
ANTSHODAN on 13/4/2011 at 21:45
Interesting, my speakers that get interference from the powerline are cheap-but-okay logitech jobs, I think the X530s.
If by some bizarre chance you have the same speakers, I have noticed that the interference is actually loudest when the speaker volume is low. Solution was to put the system volume down to about 25%, so that for a normal kind of volume, you actually have to have the knob almost half-way round. Does that make sense? Hope so, I'd be interested to hear if that makes a difference.
I've read up on these speakers, and yes, apparently all this crap is down to the shielding, which is a shame because they actually produce a great sound when they are behaving
Thirith on 14/4/2011 at 05:53
X240s in my case.
Will try out your suggestion when I get back from home tonight. In any case, I didn't notice the crackling at all during last night's Bad Company 2 session. Or perhaps I thought it was the sound of the sniper burning after a mortar strike. :p
Thirith on 14/4/2011 at 12:04
@ANTSHODAN: Yup, the crackling is also much louder if the speakers' volume is turned all the way down. It's still pretty noticeable otherwise, though... I probably will fork out for new, shielded speakers soonish.
