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Hello my name is gabriel and i am new to this community and i was hoping i could receive an answer my question is, is there a decoder/encoder box that i could buy that would have an "rca stereo analog audio input on one side for decoding dolby pro logic 2" and an "s/pdif digital rca or toslink...

Hi, Thanks for taking the time to read this :) I've had the Creative Inspire T6100's for a year and 4 months, and in the past month they've started making an extremely loud popping sound. It seems pretty random, although it has periods where it will stop and there won't be any popping for...

Greetings, I recently got hold of a nice new Crucial M4 SSD. Everything is fine, excpet after I installed windows 7 on it, I realised I had no sound. No biggie. I have an auzentech prelude 7.1 ( :cry: :pfff: ). It's a good soundcard if you're running XP. Sadly, after I installed the auzentech...

I was just wondering what would happen if I wired two amps to feed into the same speaker? I'm guessing current might flow from one amp to the other and start a fire. But has anyone ever actually tried this?

I Am Trying To Record My Band Live ! I Have A Behringer PMP 4000 Europowered Mixer (1600 Watts) And A Teac CD-RW 890 Recoder ! How Do Connect The CD Recorder To The Mixer To Record My Band Live ???

Where can I find the wiring diagram for an audio panel for a Revox Tape Deck.I need the color and where shielded and un sheilded wires from the radio/rec/playback jack hooks up to the main circiuts on the deck

Hello, My speakers are buzzing/hissing/crackling. I tried 2 different speakers also this happens too if no speakers are plugged in through the computer at the back. Also, if I move the mouse the speakers pick it up and make different sound. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

I recently acquired an Akai GX-260D. It operates very well except that the tension wire would not stay in place. It keeps falling off after played a couple of reels. What should I do to make the tension wire stay upright and operable? Thank you very much. Linstrom27

Hello, i have acquired a pair of infinity speakers. what do I need to set them up. have no cables or any thing. are they worth keeping? approximately how much would it cost to set them up? thank you Becca

Hello, I need to know If you can send digital component audio to a split that goes in to red/ white audio in the DVD player/ surround sound has optic & red/ white in and the TV only has the digi audio componit out. Help please JT

I have an HP Wide screen monitor with built in speakers and ever since I downloaded a service pack update from Windows, the speakers have no sound. The computer says they are working, but no sound comes out. I've updated the drivers and Windows wants 99.00 to troubleshoot the problem.

I've been an Audiophile and prolific reviewer of all types of Audio Gear for nearly a decade. I was curious if this forum was interested in a Hi-Fi Audio column that would be bumped and updated weekly? -mj

Hi, Tom's! I'm the proud owner of a new i5-2500k system, and bought a dedicated sound card (Asus Xonar DG, cheap but good) for my recording needs. But I'm now faced with an issue. I record lots of vocals, but I'll also be playing Guild Wars 2 and chatting with my dungeon/WvW buddies and...

so i just got the corsair sp2500 today have them hooked up to a soundblaster recon soundcard. not getting much bass i was wondering if anyone else has these got tell me there setup

Hello, I bought a separate subwoofer cause the one that came with my old 2.1 was crap. It has it's own 3.5mm audio jack which plugs in to my computer along with the other 2 speakers from the old 2.1 but there is a problem. In Realtek audio manager I have just the option to select 5.1 rather than...

I'm looking to buy a surround system with wireless rear speakers for my TV. Most of the bundles come with a blu-ray player, but I already have one. What are some recommendations? Will the sound quality of the rears be good since they are wireless? Should I get a passive subwoofer, or a...

Hello, My father is looking to buy a vintage record player that plays oversize records--any thoughts out there?

Archived from groups: rec.audio.pro (More info?) i am mastering my own cds in my home studio but, i cannot figure out how to get the song information on to the cd when i burn it so that all the album information will show up when you play it in a media player or cd player. does anyone know of...

hello can i ask something regarding to my acer aspire one 722 series,because my netbook is no sound.,i already fix by my self but its did not work it and i also bring the fortress and the guy told me it has a virus and much better if i bring in KWUN TONG.honestly speaking it very far in my...

did a great job of UNINSTALLING software and programs but the product won''''''''''''''''t be of much use to me being a new beginner. How do I uninstall? Looks like I need a serial number or something which I can''''''''''''''''t remember receiving?

Hi I have a marantz PD660 and it has worked flawlessly until the other day. The LCD panel can be barely read and almost renders the recorder unusable. What has gone wrong. please don't anyone suggest the batteries or power as the same happens when connected to the mains supply. The backlight...

I am working on my first home audio system For my receiver: Denon AVR3312CI Subwoofer: Polk audio Psw505 Two front speakers: Polk audio Rti a9 black This is a budget system for under $3000. I want to be able to upgrade to 5.1 or 7.1 in the future. What equalizer should I get, and what do...

Sorry for the language but its been a long time coming to apple. =================================================================================== First off APPLE SUCKS F*CK YOU F*CK YOU. I had a Ipod Touch 2nd Gen 32gb After using this peice of trash for 2 years my hard drive from my...

Hey, I am looking to buy a new gaming headset. I currently own a Razer Carcharias. I am not really thrilled with the sound quality, and the headset also causes hot micing issues pretty frequently. So, in my search for my next headset, I am looking at the following: TurtleBeach Z6A Logitech G35...

Hiii guys my realtek audio manager shows you just unplugged a device from audio jack when i play a song or something it shows and cuts off the audio then it show you just a plugged a device......this is so irritating please help me fix this........ Thanks for ypur help :) P.S : i couldn't find...

Hi guys, I saw Dell having a sale on these self-powered computer speakers for $99, and was wondering what the audiophile community thought of them--good deal for the money, or are there better 2.1's out there in the $100 range? http://www.logicbuy.com/deals/logitech-z623-speaker-system/28599.aspx

Hello, my audio is not working for BF3 but it works for youtube.. what should I try? thanks

anyone know where to get a new logitech x 540 subwoofer? maybe even a 530 sub would work, i have the 5 speakers that go to the sub but its bad, so i need only the sub. any help is appreciated! thanks!

running Windows 7 I have software to record audio however I swear I was able to do this before. Cannot remember as its been a long time but how can I record audio that is being played through the soundcard? looking at the Windows mixer recording devices, there appears no speakers/soundcard to...

I want to know if I can connect my 2 computer speakers to a self-powered subwoofer, essentially turning my 2.0 speaker setup into a 2.1 setup. The back of the speakers I have have 2 pair of RCA receptacles (red/white audio). One says audio input but the other pair doesn't say anything and on...

My Win7 Control Panel/System detects my SB X-Fi Titanium card and says is working properly. My Win7 Volume Control/Device Selector reveals no playback device with this name, and for recording devices, lists SB X-Fi as digital input (active). My Creative Control Centre will not open as it says...

I recently bought an Onkyo HT-S3500 5.1 Receiver. I have a Gateway DX3852 with standard onboard Realtek audio and integrated video (Motherboard>>HDMI). I have had this PC connected to a TV (HDMI) and Receiver (Optical: S/PDIF,TOSLINK) with stereo tower speakers for several years and they...

as i have blown my home theatre up i have wired my speakers up to a headphone jack and plugged it into my laptop and there not really loud i want them to be louder how would i do this ?

Hey guys.. just recently purchased a new computer so im 100% sure my sound card can take 5.1 as it does have all the jacks.. im using microlab 5.1 surround sound so not logitech or any other company.. im 99.9999999% sure ive plugged everything in correctly in input / output and into the back of...

hi guys. i bought 'coolermaster storm sirus s' headset a few days ago. the S version is different from the normal version in that it doesnt have the physical mixer that comes with the normal version. my headset is not producing quality sound. the sirus S version also does'nt come with any kind...

Hello,do i need a x-over cable between router and blu-ray to watch netflix. wireless singal to weak to work.

Hello, my Sound Blaster X-Fi Surround 5.1 doesnt work through optical cabel only through analog. Any ideas

Ok, so I recently built a PC and I am looking to get a new headset. Well, before moving to PC gaming, I played Xbox, I had a set of Astro A40's. In my opinion, they sounded very good, and the virtual surround sound was good enough for me. Something ended up going wrong with those and, to make a...

Hi all, I recently moved house and had to downgrade my 7.1 Canton home theatre setup to a 5.1. That means I've got a pair of pretty decent front speakers (pretty much these, though an older model) just sitting around. I'm in the process of putting together a new PC build and I was wondering...

hello i'm Brandon, i currently got a new computer, custom build and everything, battlefield 3 and WoW and stuff, but i finally got around to getting a new headset but i don't know what to pick i've chosen out of two headset's, the Razer Tiamat 7.1, i like this one the most and i think they...