 Mac Mini Audio Trouble |
 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!
 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?Thanks. JBeat |
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Mon 7 Feb 2005, 23:37
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QUOTE (editbrain @ Feb 7 2005, 15:37) you are way off base. if the problem did not exsits before the purchase of the mac. there should not be a ground loop now unless there is a power problem with the mini. i don't know were you keep getting this ground loop theory. it sounds like you read about it on another forum and want to use it to solve this persons problem, when in deed he has noise, but not a ground loop. are you saying that he has a ground loop between his headphones and his computer. since when do you plug headphones into a wall outlet? it is good that your a pro musician, and probably have had some ground loop problems in your past, but this is a hardware problem with a computer. just because it is in a music forum does not mean that the issue has to be studio related. several other forum users have trouble shot this issue, and this ground loop thing has been ruled out as far as i can tell. do you want to help this guy or not? i for one have had major issues with apple power supplies so i speak from experience. i have worked for apple fixing 15" and 12" powerbooks. i know the problems that arrise from there power issues. i have had to have 4 G5's to replaced by apple. not because of ground loops, but because of power distribution problems with there crappy power supplies. ( i thought i mentioned this in another post) anyway. can anyone please tell me the last time that someone had a ground loop between there headphones and a headphone jack? thanks, editbrain While it seems that this may be a hardware problem with the mini, I've seen where something like a monitor, or a printer attached to a computer could be causing a ground loop... LOL |
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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 Vincent Online QUOTE (JBeat @ Feb 6 2005, 02:13)I had not th... Sun 6 Feb 2005, 08:21 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 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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