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AuraEdge · 01-21-2002, 04:53 PM

I sometimes get interference on my speakers. Its only every so often, and sometimes cuts off, and is most prevalent when I first turn them on.

I was just wondering what kind of frequency the wires can pick up. The satillites are attached to the amp with standard speaker wire, and I dont hear it if i detach the wire from the amp side or drom the satillite side.
I got 2.4Ghz phones in other rooms, a 900Mhz phone in another room, and a 900Mhz phone in this room. I also have a cell phone and a 802.11b card in my Laptop which sits in my room, but there hardly ever on.

The interference is a constant high pitched bearly audiable squeal...I have pretty acute hearing and I'm not even sure if the typical person would notice it. It cuts off when i shut off the power to the speakers, and is louder as i turn the volume louder on my speakers.

The last thing I did in my house before I noticed this interference was install the 2.4Ghz phones. Maybe thats it?

Instead of experimenting right away, I was wondering if someone who knows about speakers could tell me what kind of frequencies speaker wire would pick up.

This is with the Klipsch 5.1's

a side note - I bought new speaker wire for my rear speakers from the dollar store (great store for wires n stuff!) because the standard wire wasnt long enuf to mount them on the wall. I dont THINK that the rear speakers have this interference. I cant tell by putting my ear up to it because they were mounted high on the wall. What I did was unplug the fronts, pump the volume and then unplug one rear satillite to see if I heard any change. There was none, which leads me to assume only the front satillites are giving out the sound. I can distinctly hear it when i put my ear up to either front or center channel. Maybe the standard speaker wire that Klipsch gives arent all that great.

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AuraEdge Ultimate Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Clifton, NJ Posts: 5,050	See today's most popular deals at » Interference on speaker wire - Cause? I sometimes get interference on my speakers. Its only every so often, and sometimes cuts off, and is most prevalent when I first turn them on. I was just wondering what kind of frequency the wires can pick up. The satillites are attached to the amp with standard speaker wire, and I dont hear it if i detach the wire from the amp side or drom the satillite side. I got 2.4Ghz phones in other rooms, a 900Mhz phone in another room, and a 900Mhz phone in this room. I also have a cell phone and a 802.11b card in my Laptop which sits in my room, but there hardly ever on. The interference is a constant high pitched bearly audiable squeal...I have pretty acute hearing and I'm not even sure if the typical person would notice it. It cuts off when i shut off the power to the speakers, and is louder as i turn the volume louder on my speakers. The last thing I did in my house before I noticed this interference was install the 2.4Ghz phones. Maybe thats it? Instead of experimenting right away, I was wondering if someone who knows about speakers could tell me what kind of frequencies speaker wire would pick up. This is with the Klipsch 5.1's a side note - I bought new speaker wire for my rear speakers from the dollar store (great store for wires n stuff!) because the standard wire wasnt long enuf to mount them on the wall. I dont THINK that the rear speakers have this interference. I cant tell by putting my ear up to it because they were mounted high on the wall. What I did was unplug the fronts, pump the volume and then unplug one rear satillite to see if I heard any change. There was none, which leads me to assume only the front satillites are giving out the sound. I can distinctly hear it when i put my ear up to either front or center channel. Maybe the standard speaker wire that Klipsch gives arent all that great.