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JBeat
post Thu 3 Feb 2005, 16:31
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I'm a first-time Mac user, and first-time poster on this site. After spending way too many years fighting Windows PC's, I finally made the switch and picked up a $599 Mac Mini w/512MB of RAM. As I've heard many say before, I'll never go back, I'm already a Mac fanatic after two weeks! biggrin.gif I love everything about the Mac, especially Garageband, however, I'm getting a buzz when my speakers are plugged into the headphone jack. I've tried several sets of speakers, with the same result. If I keep the volume of the speakers very low, I can't hear the buzz, but I have to max out the Macs volume, and sometimes it's not quite loud enough. It's frustrating because I have a Creative 2.1 system with subwoofer, but I can't cut it loose on my tunes. Does anyone have any suggestions?

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Vincent Online
post Sun 6 Feb 2005, 08:21
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QUOTE (JBeat @ Feb 6 2005, 02:13)
I had not thought to check if the buzz exists thru the headphones, I hooked up my speakers before I turned the Mini on. It does buzz quite loudly thru the headphones, so I don't think speakers are the issue at all. I'm going to call AppleCare next week and see what they have to say. I really don't want to give up the Mini now that I've become so enamored with it, and I can live with lower volume for awhile. The Mini is so hard to find right now, I might just wait until they are regular stock items in the stores, and return it if I have too.

Do you have something plugged into the Audio Input when you're getting the buzz?
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- JBeat   Mac Mini Audio Trouble   Thu 3 Feb 2005, 16:31
- - Vincent Online   Sounds like a ground loop. One thing that may help...   Thu 3 Feb 2005, 17:29
- - editbrain   hard to believe that he is getting ground loops fr...   Fri 4 Feb 2005, 07:29
- - jannop   What Editbrain - are you kidding? Sounds exactly l...   Fri 4 Feb 2005, 11:07
- - editbrain   you have to be kidding me.... if it wasn't ma...   Fri 4 Feb 2005, 14:33
- - JBeat   Thanks for the response guys. I agree with editbr...   Fri 4 Feb 2005, 14:46
- - ourmanflinty   One thing jbeat....the methodology in music system...   Fri 4 Feb 2005, 15:29
- - editbrain   [QUOTEnot a click click brrrr or a squirt squirt c...   Fri 4 Feb 2005, 16:04
- - JBeat   It's definitely a buzz. The Mac is right next...   Fri 4 Feb 2005, 16:07
- - ourmanflinty   an lcd, ah well they don't cause noises so tha...   Fri 4 Feb 2005, 16:34
- - lepetitmartien   If it's a ground loop somewhere, the frequency...   Sat 5 Feb 2005, 01:22
- - JBeat   I had not thought to check if the buzz exists thru...   Sun 6 Feb 2005, 03:13
- - lepetitmartien   Yup, if it's on the headphones, it comes from ...   Sun 6 Feb 2005, 05:39
- - JBeat   The Mini doesn't have an audio input, just a h...   Sun 6 Feb 2005, 20:57
- - jannop   OK, but I think the main reason to the question wa...   Mon 7 Feb 2005, 14:35
- - editbrain   you are way off base. if the problem did not exsi...   Mon 7 Feb 2005, 16:37
- - JBeat   It sounds like a power supply problem from the res...   Mon 7 Feb 2005, 22:58
- - Vincent Online   QUOTE (editbrain @ Feb 7 2005, 15:37)you are ...   Mon 7 Feb 2005, 23:37
- - editbrain   i agree. sorry did not mean to be so hasty, but i...   Tue 8 Feb 2005, 03:53
- - JBeat   No luck, guys. I tried moving the brick as far aw...   Tue 8 Feb 2005, 05:28
- - ourmanflinty   Do you have a test meter or an oscilloscope...you ...   Tue 8 Feb 2005, 15:25
- - editbrain   ourmanflinty, don't you think that it would b...   Tue 8 Feb 2005, 15:46
- - JBeat   The problem is resolved!! It didn't ...   Thu 10 Feb 2005, 23:00
- - editbrain   very nice. i am glad that you did not have to do ...   Fri 11 Feb 2005, 06:25
- - ourmanflinty   wow bluetooth buzz that's a new one on me...   Fri 11 Feb 2005, 15:14


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