[AyeVeeN]

Has anyone had this before / does anyone know how to fix it? My speakers are the Swan M200 mkii's and it had static probably 10 months after buying it. I sent it in but they couldn't find what was wrong with it so I just lived with it since it wasn't too significant (though I wasted $40 for shipping). I did check my power and everything and it does not seem to be dirty power. I do have them running through a power conditioner though rather than the wall outlet now though. Before, I ran it out of a surge protector. It also occurs with only the power plugged in, nothing else. Initially, it was just constant static coming through the tweeter. Now the static is pulsating around 5 times a second. Obviously it's a lot more annoying which makes me want to fix it. Don't know what other info I can provide.

 

[cel4145]

Get a 3.5mm to RCA cable, take your speakers to another wall outlet, and try them plugged into the headphone jack of your phone or mp3 player. If you still have the problem, you can definitely guess it's the speakers. If the problem goes away, then the issue seems to be that something in your setup is not playing nice with them.

 

[AyeVeeN]

Haven't tried that yet (at this place. I did at my old house(s) and static remained. Static has remained through the past like 5 places I've moved). It has reverted back to it's original constant static rather than the pulsating static though. Any idea still on how to fix it?

 

[cel4145]

Any idea still on how to fix it?

If you have a pair of powered speakers that still have a static issue when used with different sources and different cables, getting new speakers seem the best option to me.

 

[Lenni]

try search Google: audio static speakers, for example..
 
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/260496-28-static-noise-speakers
 
http://www.miracletutorials.com/how-to-reduce-static-in-audio/

 

[AyeVeeN]

  try search Google: audio static speakers, for example..
 
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/260496-28-static-noise-speakers
 
http://www.miracletutorials.com/how-to-reduce-static-in-audio/

 
Not to be demeaning, but I've tried that. Countless times. They all talk about it being something in my chain. It isn't. I'm talking about doing electrical work on the amp itself to fix it if it is indeed fixable e.g. replacing a capacitor or something.

 

[Lenni]

if Swan couldn't fix it, you can either try to fix it yourself, which may involve soldering new parts, or live with it.
 
just make sure it's indeed the speaker.
 
sorry to keep posting random links, but what about this... http://arstechnica.com/civis/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=1115971
 
 
 
 
unless it's all expectation biases...

 (kidding)

 

[AyeVeeN]

It wasn't that they couldn't fix it. They tested it and they couldn't find anything wrong with it apparently (whether or not they heard static, I don't know). I mean if there truly wasn't anything wrong with it then that means there's apparently dirty power in all the 5 or 6 households I have lived in, which were actually all in the same city. So I wonder.
 
I actually never saw that thread. Thanks! Looks like I'll open up the speakers soon to see if the caps actually have gone. Owned them for about three years so they're out of warranty anyways and have been for quite awhile.