The speakers on my laptop crackle and the music skips...what do I do?

Question

At first I thought it was my Windows Media Player doing it but I've tried re-installing it and using other programs but the problem still occurs. The sound skips on startup and whenever I open up a new program or switch windows while the music plays in the background. Could it be a problem with the sound card or the speakers? If not, what can I try?

I've tried plugging in headphones and it still skips and crackles. I'm assuming it's the speakers then?

Answer 1

Try different speakers

Answer 2

Hi

It doesnt have to be the speakers because there are a lot of things which wud result in what u experienced. it cud be that the ram on ur system is not enough and needs an upgrade, because low memory will cause skipping when u launch other programs as the system shares the memory for different programs and the media player or winamp are robbed of the required memory when the other app starts up.

The other reason could be poor encoding of thye songs. check the bit rate on the songs that u have, try to keep them at 96 kbps for cd quality sound or 128 kbps if space is not an issue. I am assuming that u r playing mp3 files. use a good encoder there are lots of free ones on the web.

Ciao

Answer 3

Try adjusting your performance settings. Right-click your sound icon in the system tray and click "Adjust Audio Properties". Click "Audio" and then "Advanced" under Playback. Click the "Performance" tab and slide the levers down some. This will reduce the memory demand of the sound card. You can also try eliminating some background processes to free up memory. My laptop is an old one, and the sound slows down or repeats when I switch between Media Player and another application. Sound from laptop speakers will always sound crappy, so you can adjust the performance settings without worrying too much about how it sounds.

Answer 4

it could be a couple of different things, it could be the speak, or sound card or software problem. try plugging headphones to the laptop and see if it still does the same thing, it using headphones it dosent cut off that means that the speakers are bad. if it dosent then it could be a sound card or software problem. try it and say what happens.

if it still does the same thing when you plug in the headphones then its NOT the speakers, it could be the sound card or a software problem. is your computer running slow?
click on these 3 keys together "Ctrl" "alt" "del" then the windows task manager should open, once it does click on the "performance tab" then write what your CPU usage, PF Usage, and Total Physical Memory.

Answer 5

If it's a cd your using it could be just that the disk is junk or not compatible with your computer. If the bass iss maxxed out that will cause crackling.

Answer 6

Sounds like you were listening to your music a little too loudly this past week and blew them

Answer 7

O thats sounds bad try getting regular speackers like the ones you use for regular computers.........