HP-dv7 3065dx SPEAKER PROBLEM

Question

i just bought my HP-dv7 3065dx yesterday, everything is working perfectly but for one thing.  When I turned on the volume to about 80% it starts making cracking noise (speaker break or something).  So, today, I went to BestBuy where I bought it to get the new one and surprisingly the same issue happened again.  So i was wondering whether this is some type of problem to the machine or ALL of the machine of this series have bad speaker.  And what is some solution to this problem because it might happen again even though i get the third one

Answer 1

I purchased my Dv7- 4285dx and i had the exact same issue, but mostly the crackling was coming from the base subwoofer at the bottom, and I couldnt' figure it out.  After reading the forum, I figured it out.  Being that my computer is the newest of the bunch, I realized that I had the latest updates, so I checked out the sound card settings and I could not beleive how stupid the settings were.  It was set to the most meager setting.  It was set to the "minimum standard" setting for a computer with the capability of having the setting all the way up to "studio setting".  As soon as I set the speakers to "studio", it was like I purchased a new computer.  The sound, the bass, the **bleep** thing sounded completely different.  You really have to play with the settings in the control panel.  Being that this is a "beats audio" compter, it is unlike your average Bs computer.  It doesn't run under average settings like most computers do.  And one other thing I noticed.  Put some earphones on this thing, and it's like heaven.  I have never heard quality like this on any computer, yet alone on an mp3 or anything else.  You really gotta play with the settings, cretique and really mess around with it until you are satisfied, because chances are that you will get what you want in terms of sound.  My recommendation?  Under Control Panel, speaker and headphone settings, under ENHANCEMENTS, check off bass boost and under that, click on settings, then click 300Hz, at Boost level 9dB, THEN, click OK.  Now, check off Virtual sound (done with that one).  Do not check off Room Correction (leave it blank).  THEN, check off LOUDNESS EQUALIZATION, then go down to settings, click it!, slide the slidebar to the 2nd to last slit via "release time" .  Now press "OK".  NOW, THE MOST IMPORTANT THING.... YOU CANNOT FORGET THIS PART!!!!! or all of this reading was useless.  Go to the next tab labeled "ADVANCED".   click where it says 16 bit all the way down to 24 bit (studio quality).  Most likely, your computer is set to the 2nd setting which is stupid, so go all the way down to 24 bit, 48000 Hz (studio Quality).  Now Push, APPLY down at the bottom.  You are done.  Go to Itunes, and play a song, and enjoy the difference.  I recommend that you set your virtual equalizer to "JAZZ".  Either way, all of a sudden, your base will sound very smooth, and no crackling whatsoever, and your surround will all of a sudden sound smooth, natural and not cheap and choppy.  Hope this helps.