> Preston Crawford wrote: >> Has anyone experienced this before? This happened to me even under >> CentOS >> 4.x. But basically what happens is that when I play MP3s, whatever the >> right speaker crackles at higher volume. And it's always that speaker >> and >> only that speaker. If I turn the balance to the other speaker I have no >> problems. So it feels like it might be a mixer issue. I use Alsa, of >> course, as that's what the default is. Is this a known issue or does >> someone know how to fix it? >> > > plug some small headphones into the line out jack of the sound card > (large phones require too much juice), and see if you hear the crackling > over these under the same settings. if you DONT, its not the system or > the hardware, its your speakers. if you DO, you can continue to look > into sound card issues. I'll try that, but why would 3 pairs of new speakers not be able to function on the exact same side? I'm not sure I understand the technical reason why all 3 speaker sets (different brands) would be malfunctioning on the same side. Preston _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@xxxxxxxxxx http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos