Is it normal for speakers to make a sort of feedback noise when turned down low?

Question

Well i just bought a Acoustic Authority A-3640 speaker system.. and i just noticed when i have it really low.. i can hear some sort of feedback like clicking static and i don't know i am just really picky and i hate the fact it makes that noise but is this normal? i am pretty sure it is.. because my old speakers did the same thing.. and i checked all the plugs.. and cables they are all connected perfectly.. and i can hear this static noise from all speaker sattelites not just one.. so im sure its normal what do you think?

Well... i have checked the cables.. and they are all secure everything seems right...so i don't know what makes it do that noise and it can't be my computer because i unplugged it and turned the speakers on by themselves and it still made that noise.. u cant hear the noise when you are playing music.. you can only hear it when it's in complete silence you can hear this like clicking sound and it just repeats i am beginning to think it is just some sort of feedback or something because i have so much electrical stuff connected in my room.. if you turn up the speakers you can hear the hizz.. and all that.. as far as the equipment i used well it was the standard cables it came with..in the box.. man i guess i am just going to have to live with it.. i mean if my speakers are on ..i am going to have something playing on them anyway so what ever... thanks to everybody for all those good answers peace

Answer 1

This is not normal and should not be audible somethings wrong and being here a yahoo answers I can only tell you to take the time and remove everything every single cable and connector and a/c cord the whole works even speaker cables. Any static or noise is unacceptable. If this does not fix the problem return unit for another or something else.

Answer 2

You can try and isolate the problem by turning off all of your equipment except for your A/V receiver. Is the noise still there? If it is, then your A/V receiver is putting that out.

The fact there is that all A/V receivers have some level of noise, called the noise floor. Some of the cheaper ones have a higher noise floor, meaning you can hear the hiss noise more easily. That all has to do with the quality of it, so if you truly want to get rid of it, you should change receivers.

If that didn't fix the noise, you could have some sort of ground loop problem. Are all of your components plugged into the same place? If you hear it when playing a DVD and it isn't just the receiver, then try using an optical cable instead of coax for the audio.

I've got an 8-year old Onkyo receiver that has a little hiss at very low volume levels, but not enough to hear. They will all have some, it is just that the better quality ones should have less.

It is NOT your speakers. Speakers are almost always passive only devices, meaning they replicate what is fed to them. If you have a dirty signal going to them, they will let you hear it. Some speakers have built-in amplifiers for a sub, most don't, but of these, they are almost all fairly high quality.

Answer 3

Hi. Is it like a high frequency buzzing sound ? If so, it is not normal.I had the same problem with my Turntable .At low levels i could hear a "buzzing "sound which i fixed.Can you list the equipment you have connected to your speakers.

EDIT.. Do you get loud music or what ever is playing when the volume control of you amp is turned up no higher than the "10 o'clock" position ,because below that volume the Amp. is close to its "noise floor".where you hear residual hum,buzz etc.The amp will sound better if the volume control is around the "2. o'clock position" where the signal to noise ratio is at its best.

EDIT....Some people are extra sensitive to extraneous noises from Hi Fi equipment,and once you hear something you will always be aware of it. When i was younger, i used to hear all types of noise from my Hi Fi whereas no one else could. If the music drowns out the noise then that is all that matters.Hope this helps.

Answer 4

at low levels you will usually hear a very minute amount of static in your speakers, but you should only be able to hear it if you are listening very hard for it, this would be just feedback from "dirty" power, you can get rid of it with a special unit from any electronics shop. with a higher prominent buzz, you are getting probably some kind of ground loop. If you are running RCA's you might just need a ground loop isolator, but that's not usually the case.

Answer 5

Sounds like it could be a dirty line. However, I have heard the the radio tuner in receivers can leak out sound. Maybe it's also that to some extent.

Answer 6

what you might have is the 60cycle hum from your electrical outlet. check another room outlet and see what it sounds like. Could be bad speakers. have speakers checked. Could be the speaker connection is not correct. Check red to red; black to black etc. Not red to black, you know what I mean?

Answer 7

it might be sound effects at the bottom right of ya pc there a icon were the time is click on sound effect it could be that