Z5500 and X-FI Platinum

Dr_Pentium · Rated R Joined: 22 Mar 2004 Posts: 58 Location: Toronto

Hello guys, hopefully someone here can help me out

Here's the issue

I have a SB X-FI and Z5500 connected to my pc.. problem one was when i flip a light switch in my room, or the washroom fan goes on i hear big pops in my woofer, and when the washing machine goes on, i here consistant static.

I searched around the net, and found out that some logitech z5500's had this issue, and logitech did exchange them

I got my z5500's just last week, and i figured since my condo is 30 years old it might be a wiring issue, as in big spikes coming through.

Anyways i replaced the standard speaker wire with 20 gauge shielded cable, and it seems to have done the trick, i get very little pooping form the woofer, and absolutly none when i flip my light switch, so i guess it turns out it was the speaker wires acting like a sort of antenna..

THAT WAS PROBLEM ONE

now what i have is a little crackling through my speakers, its barely audible at low volumes, but when i turn the volume up it sound like a bunch of static, this is with my new speaker wires.

I should mention i had this crackling in my previous speakers aswell, can i do anything about it? or do i just have to live with this electrical interferance?

Also what do you guys suggest to use the XFI DD/DTS decoder for movies or the one built in the Z5500's

Thanks

**JimBowy** · Moderator Joined: 02 Aug 2003 Posts: 1627

try putting the sound system into a power plug that is on its own circuit (its own breaker) if you can

BeerCheeze · Posted: Tue, 23 Jan 2007 10:45:17 Post Subject:

If you can't. and you probably can't do as Jim says, put you whole system (computer, monitor, speakers, etc..) on either a very good surge protector or even better a good UPS.