Questions tagged [speakers]
Speakers are devices that convert alternating current to physical movement usually using a magnet & wire coil attached to a cone of paper or plastic, enabling conversion of analog audio signals into audible sound waves.
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How to stream music from notebook to speakers via wi-fi?
I have a Windows 7 notebook and speakers in some rooms of my house. I'd like to stream music from notebook to speakers over wi-fi or bluetooth. I don't want to use wires between notebook and speakers.
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Redirect sound from PC to PC
In my home network I have laptop and desktop computers. Speakers are connected to the desktop, but I want to manage music from my laptop.
Is there any other way to redirect sound from laptop to ...
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Ubuntu - Sounds from both headphones and speakers
Both the speakers and the headphones keep playing the sound with headphone plugged in.
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Audio in to Audio Out
It there any software or any way so that I can change the audio in plugs on my Dell Inspiron 1525 laptops, to an Audio Out, so I can plug my speakers into them.
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Is there a way to remove speaker's noise from microphone input on Linux?
I need to record what I say with my microphone whilst sometimes having something coming from my loudspeakers.
Is it somehow possible on Linux to seperate my voice from what's being recorded from the ...
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I can barely hear other people during videoconferencing
On a brand new Windows 10 laptop, when I connect to people with videoconferencing tools, I can barely hear them when I use the laptop's built-in speakers. They can hear me and see me and I can see ...
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How to stop monitor speakes from humming?
I have monitor with internal speakers connected via hdmi cable. While booting it hums at annoying, but bearable level. After that, when I for example start youtube video in browser, the hum becomes ...
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Messed up audio port leaves sound only in the right earbud/headphone
tldr; I yanked headphones out at the wrong angle, and messed something up in the 3.5mm audio port. Now sound only plays through the right side of any pair of headphones.
I had carelessly left my (...
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Loud noises through 3.5 mm headphone jack when fridge is turning on
I have a MacBook Pro and last time I observed a strange behavior. When the fridge is turning on (to start cooling down again) I get a loud noise through the headphone jack on the external sound system....
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Do all splitters work for headset + mic?
I have a headset with a mic on it, and two different cables, green for audio, pink for mic. However in my laptop there is only a single audio socket, so I think I have to use a splitter. But I wonder ...
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Advanced 2 speaker configuration, Windows8
I've just got a 5.0 home theater, which became 2.0 x2 because of the layout of my room. The speakers are laid out like so:
C and D are 3-channel (= element) speakers for watching TV, A and B are 2-...
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Is there any way to automatically decrease subwoofer volume at night?
I'm using both Windows and Ubuntu, so a solution for either (or both!) would be great!
I live in an apartment complex, and love to listen to bassy music and watch movies. My neighbors are fine with ...
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Is the 3.5mm audio jack socket on the Fujitsu Siemens 23 3230T monitor a line in or a line out?
I have a Fujitsu Siemens 3230T monitor, which offers HDMI input and can play sound, albeit badly, over internal speakers. There is also a 3.5 audio jacket that I thought was to direct the sound from ...
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Is there a limit on an audio file's volume level? [closed]
I'm just wondering, is there a reasonable limit on how loud a sound can be in an audio file? By "reasonable", I mean something that can be hit easily and not a technical limitation of 32-bit integers ...
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Connecting a laptop to a home theater system sub-woofer
I have a Sony DVD Home Theatre System (DAV-DZ340) and an Asus U47A laptop. I want my laptop's audio to come out of the 5.1 home theater sound system instead of the laptop speakers. Can I somehow ...
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Windows 7: How do I listen to music on the computer's speakers, and take calls over a headset, without having to unplug/plugin the headset?
I like hearing most audio over my computer's speakers. I like taking calls using a wired headset.
I have a random HP desktop PC that came pre-installed with Windows 7, 64. It has Realtek Audio and ...
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Desktop PC Speakers are Humming/Buzzing
My Logitech Z313 speakers constantly emit a low audible hum. It's constant and not relative to the volume level. There is no noise if I connect headphones to the computer and it doesn't go away in ...
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PC speakers: Digital Vs analog input
I'm looking around for new set of high-end speakers for my PC e.g. something like a pair of Audioengine A5's.
These have an analog input (3.5mm jack), but not a digital one. What I'm wondering here ...
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Windows 10 won't save speaker balance
As described in a plethora of online forums, Windows 10 just can't seem to save the balance that is inputted by users:
For whatever reason this issue seems to have persisted since the inception of ...
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Deprecated pc-speaker option in Qemu
I'm trying to invoke Qemu from Linux, using the pc-speaker option, but when I do it, I get the following warning message:
'-soundhw pcspk' is deprecated, please set a backend using '-machine pcspk-...
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Logitech z623 2.1 Left Speaker Not Working
The left speaker is not working despite being connected. I turned the volume to max and min on the dial knob and all I could hear was a static/buzzing-like noise that reflected on the volume knob. ...
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UCube USB speaker stop working after sleep mode
I can "fix" this issue by pluging out the USB cable and plug it in again after waking my PC up from sleep mode. But doing this after EVERY time I put my PC into sleep mode is kind of tiring. ...
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Left speaker produces a "hum/buzzing" sound when the computer is off
I've been using this setup for 7 months, and I haven't had a problem with it so far until this morning.
I turned on my speakers (Edifier R1280T) as per routine, and I noticed the left speaker was ...
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USB speaker temporarily outputs noise when connected to USB-C dock
I've been using a Samsung USB sound bar on my monitor for a few years without problems, having it connected via the monitor's integrated USB hub. The driving computer is a desktop type (Z170X-Gaming 7 ...
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Linux Ubuntu ALSA issues; after reboot sound is turned off
I'm using Ubuntu with Xfce, ALSA, pavucontrol, …
After I reboot the system my sound always goes off.
And my speakers in alsamixer are listed as Headphones (which I have to always increase the ...
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Are aux, Bluetooth and USB equally sensitive to interference?
I recently bought USB-powered aux (line-in, 3.5mm audio jack) speakers for a PC. Unfortunately they seem to pick up interference so I'm going to return them.
If I replace them with USB-data [1] or ...
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How to lower motherboard speaker volume
My motherboard has a small speaker connected in the front panel slot which beeps at every boot, however it's too loud. I wanted to keep the beep for diagnostic purposes, but just decrease its volume ...
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How do I mute the laptop speakers in Windows while still getting sound out of my headphones?
How do I mute the laptop speakers while still getting sound out of my headphones in Windows 7? So even if I pull my headphones out, still no sound comes out of the speakers.
As a laptop user, you know ...
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How to change what jacks sound devices use for Windows 10?
I'm using a Realtek audio card and driver. Unfortunately, the one device it recognizes in the windows sound menu is listed as speakers, and used both the front and back sets of audio jacks. Since I ...
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Speaker hum, power supply or motherboard?
I recently purchased a new set of speakers only to find they hum when connected to my PC.
I have tried these speakers on multiple other devices and there is never a hum.
On stripping down my PC to ...
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Computer recognizes combo mic-headphone as mic only
I bought a new HP Notebook, which has a combo mic/earphone jack.
I plugged into it my earbuds, which have both a microphone and speaker component, but the computer only recognizes the microphone part....
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Laptop speakers not working in WIndows 10
I upgraded my laptop to Windows 10 a while back then did a clean install of Windows 10. Since then, I can't get any sound to play through the built-in laptop speakers.
I've tried uninstalling and ...
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Audio plays from both speakers and headphones
My motherboard is a Gigabyte GA-H170-D3HP, which uses the Realtek HD Audio Manager. I'm on Windows 10 Education x64. I have both speakers and headphones plugged into my computer, and I only use one ...
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How to transfer sound from my windows 10 PC to a wifi speaker?
I bought 2 Harman Kardon Omni 10. I want to use it as a wireless PC speaker.
The speakers have several ways to get data. Cable, bluetooth and wifi. I wonder how can I transfer sound from my PC to the ...
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HDMI to monitor with no speakers - How to get audio?
I have this spare monitor lying around:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00F6390EI?redirect=true&ref_=s9_im_co_g147_i4
I was thinking of using it to stream videos on. It has no 3.5mm jack or ...
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Buzz from external speakers when laptop powers down
I have a set of speakers that have to work nearly the high end of their volume range (maximum volume).
When the jack is connected to a powered-on laptop then everything is fine, no buzzing sound ...
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Listen to Mic through Speakers on a Dell Chromebook
I'm aware that in Windows 7 you can play the microphone input out of the computer speakers.
I have a Dell Chromebook and am wondering if this is possible on Chrome OS.
I checked the Settings areas ...
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Static coming through speakers
I'm having issues with a static noise coming through my speakers.
The noise is in general quite quiet, and most of the time cannot be heard unless no other sound is playing through the speakers. It ...
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sound through both speakers and headset
I share my room with my roommate and both of us have different taste of music.
I have a Bluetooth headset, an earphone and in-built speaker in my laptop.
now i want to play song of my choice on one of ...
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Getting multiple simultaneous audio outputs from a computer
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My laptop has a 3.5mm audio output jack and I've attached 2 usb sound cards to it. This would avail 3 playback devices on the computer.
Is there a way (with any OS - windows/ubuntu/mac) that ...
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If I add two arbitrary speaker to an existing 5.1 sound system, can I get the equivalent of 7.1 sound?
I am planning to get a new computer and thinking about to go for 7.1 sound.
I already have a 5.1 speaker system and it seems wasteful (not to mention expensive) to go for a computer 7.1 speaker ...
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Why do my speakers not mute when I plug in headphones?
For some strange reason Windows 8 'merges' my speakers with my headphones. When I go to "Playback devices" by clicking on the volume icon on the bottom right of my screen, it only shows "Speakers/...
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Laptop speaker cord broken, how bad is it?
About a week ago, I was changing the thermal compound from my laptop's (ASUS N56VZ) CPU and GPU, and while disassembling the case I broke a small cord that goes from the speakers to the motherboard. ...
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No 3.5mm jack shown under playback devices
I'm trying to repair my friends sound problem in Windows 7. The computer is a HP Media Center PC with Asus M2N68-LA motherboard and onboard audio. I've set up the drivers and the sound card is shown ...
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How do get headphones and speakers output from the rear panel?
I just want to be able to switch to headphones and speakers, for example in daylight I dislike headphones but in the night I would like to wear them.
I could do that, simply plugging headphones to ...
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Activate USB Speakers in KDE after login
I have some USB speakers that I use with KDE under linux.
If they are plugged in when KDE starts, all works fine. If I plug them in while KDE is already started, they are recognised by the system, ...
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Test laptop speaker hardware
I bought a used laptop on Craigslist (a Toshiba Satellite M115), and promptly wiped the drive and installed Ubuntu 11.4 (Natty).
(This was a big deal for me, since every computer I've ever owned [20+ ...
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Why only the left speakers are working?
I've just bought a 5.1 speakers and only the left side speakers and the center are working. If I plug in the speakers to my mp3 player than each speaker is working, so the speakers are good. I have ...
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Direct sound from speakers (output) to mic (input)
This is an attempt make Skype and Ventrilo more fun/easier. I'm essentially looking for a method/hardware/application that does essentially the same thing as me physically moving my speakers to beside ...
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Set a keyboard shortcut to switch between headset and external speakers (Win XP)
I have both external speakers (plugged into the 1/8" jack on the back of the PC) and headphones (in 1/8" jack on the front of the PC). My computer automatically mutes the speakers when I plug in the ...
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