does the loud hum to speakers mean its broken
1714283
It could be your input cable from your music source. Try a different cable first before declaring the unit defective.
1714284
If a speaker is blown there will be noise distortion as well as sparatic crackling sounding like static. Hope my answer helps
527155
Its possibly the voice coils . I bought the speaker and sold it. It wasn't a good speaker
2201861
Have you ruled out a ground loop as the source of hum? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YM1iwC6vhg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ground_loop_%28electricity%29
928282
Yes. Return the whole set. It only gets worse. We had the system for a week and it happened and the one speaker quit working completely so we returned it. We bought a Sony set and have been really happy with it.
769811
This is not normal. I have the speakers and they do not buzz when there is no sound output.
2043795
it will make a slight hum but if its that noisy take it apart and clean and reassemble may help
367809
Mine has a slight hum. Some kind of ground loop, I guess. I'm using a 3-pin to 2-pin adaptor on the power cord--the hum is much worse without it. I've tried both the balanced and phone plug inputs (with RCA adaptors)... no difference. I haven't tried breaking the ground on one of the input cables yet.
452225
Thank you! I finally solved the hum problem by plugging the iMic into "Line Out" on my amplifier instead of directly into my turntable. The hum disappeared! Hope you got your hum solved, too. Maria
1469358
Hi Drusilla Freeman-Daniels, you may check the wiring for your speaker. You can unplug and replug the cables coming from your speakers to their respective ports on the main unit. Hope this helps. -Ely
62071
No, but I put it up to my ear to see if it did, and all I could hear was a very slight hum. Hope this helps.
1741346
Sorry to be so long, but while the problem seemed to clear up, it suddenly developed the hum again. I have a Technics receiver with a phono output, so I have the turntable set to Phone Off. This worked until today, when it suddenly developed a hum, and when I tried to reconnect the wires the white wire produced a pronounced hum and the red wire produced an explosive pop. I played it this afternoon without incident, and have played it for hundreds of hours since last summer, but today the hum came back with a vengeance.
1071957
Mine have been great! A horrible hum sounds like a power problem. This unit did not come with a power adapter...
148235
At low volumes it is not very noticable... but if you crank it up then turn off the source of the audio (like turning off your tv) leaving the sound bar on...then the hum is bad.
930806
Yes, although it did not fix my problem. In my case, I believe something is wrong inside the speakers.
339112
The unit gives off a hum that is hear our 10 feet away. That is when the unit is running. I have found that they tend to break with in a month or two of purchase. I have had one that lasted 3 years though.
2060869
There is a very very quiet hum. I cannot hear it unless my put the timer to my ear.
1917567
yes, unfortunately this is true. I've had this set for over a year, every once in a while speakers stop working because speakers cannot handle "sudden" loud sounds. sometimes I am using this set as monitor speakers while recording music, this is complete disaster, the buzzing sound and cutting in/out..... I recommend investing a bit more money and getting better brand.