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    7 Series Speakers Issue

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by Hellmanns, Jan 3, 2006.

  1. Hellmanns

    Hellmanns Notebook Evangelist

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    Hi there,
    I am having issues with the speakers on my 7426GX. I use them quite often, and have been very satisfied (there not the best, but they do have outstanding clarity compared to my sister's HP with Harmon Kardons). Lately, I have noticed that after a while of listening to music, the sound will switch to the left side, only the background noises coming out the right speaker. Has anyone experienced this? If I give them a sudden burst in volume (through Windows controller), they will work again for about 5 minutes. I know it isn't my audio card, for my headphones work fine. Could this be a connection problem? Any suggestions?
    Thanks
     
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    is this problem consistent with every audio program you run, or isolated to one... i guess what im getting at is how much have you troubleshooted the problem? Run any tests on sound card?
     
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    The problem is with everything that has sound effects. I just played GTA:SA to test, and yes, it does it on that too.
    Now, what do you mean by "tests" on the sound card?
     
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    iv seen some people post tests for sound cards on forums before... maybe someone has a link to a good one... like a utility that detects performance/problems etc
     
    Uscooper, Jan 3, 2006
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