L305-S5968 Distorted/crackling sound

I am having a BAD distortion/crackling sound problem with my L305-S5968. It occurs whether or not headphones/speakers are plugged in.
I have looked on the support page for the laptop and there was a bulletin from a couple years ago stating it was caused by the Atheros WiFi drivers....however I don't have Atheros drivers, and that bulletin was from before the laptop was even purchased.
The laptop has Realtek HD audio and Realtek WiFi and I have the most recent drivers (that I can fine at least).....PLEASE HELP ME!!!

Hi, look at my post. I know that by reinstalling Windows 7, you'll speakers will work fine again. Don't know any other way. Sorry, but that's what you need to do.

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Sound Distortion/Crackling

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Occasionally my sound will distort and have a slight crackling sound before a sound is played. This occasionally happens when opening applications but i have mainly noticed it when playing games. Sometimes the sound will drop out for a moment when this "crackling" or distortion is happening. This has been occurring ever since i bought the laptop. This happens with both the laptop speakers and headsets.
Any help would be appreciated,
Thanks

Kuro.houou wrote:
I just got the iPad 2 and noticed the speaker and headphone output is distorting on pretty much any volume level. It sounds like listening to a low bitrate encoding almost, where the highs get distorted and "scratchy" or "snowy" sounding. Hard to explain in words. The thing is I have tested this side by side with the first gen iPad and it's crystal clear at all volumes. It's like the amplifier or sound processor is sub par quality in the new iPad . I am hoping it's just mine and I can exchange it for another new working one. But I thought I would see if anyone else had this issue.
Again, the first gen iPad played the same tests back perfectly ( garage band, pandora, iTunes movies) but the iPad 2 had distortion on everything. Very noticeable in GarageBand when playing and holding high piano notes.
Also it happens with both the speaker and my high quality etymotic headphones.
I get "crackling" noise when playing some videos, at any volume. It also seems to make crackling noise sometimes even when not playing anything. Also, I get some distortion from the music if it has strong bass.
I suspect the following:
1). iPad 2 may have poor quality hardware for audio. This is my guess, so don't quote me on it.
2). I see that you use Etymotic Research IEM (In-Ear Monitors). That's what I use. Keep in mind that these ear phones are extremely sensitive to high's, so any statics generated from the audio track will be "amplified" on the Etymotics. It will detect anything that's mid to high.
Bottom line? I don't like cracking noise. It is bothersome. But I think you returning the iPad2 would be a waste of time and effort. Try different pair of IEM, something that's designed for lows. And try other media source to see if you still get statics. I have the similar problem with iPod Touch 4.

Brand NEW L305-S5933 - distorted sound

I have JUST (yesterday) purchased a new satellite L305-S5933 and the sound is TERRIBLE. It is completely distorted .
I have checked several different sources - internet radio, wm player (played with the graphic equalizer); cd, its even distorted through HEADPHONES !!
Have i not set something up correctly ? I am sooo disappointed at this time ...
Can anyone give me some ideas ... TIA

ozziewom wrote:
I have JUST (yesterday) purchased a new satellite L305-S5933 and the sound is TERRIBLE. It is completely distorted .
I have checked several different sources - internet radio, wm player (played with the graphic equalizer); cd, its even distorted through HEADPHONES !!
Have i not set something up correctly ? I am sooo disappointed at this time ...
Can anyone give me some ideas ... TIA
There's no reason to put up with a defective product out of the box. Return it and either make sure the sound is good on the new one, or get a different notebook.

Distortion/Crackling during Macromedia, avi, or mpeg playb

Hello,
I have an SB Audigy 2 ZS. A few months ago, I began to notice a very loud distortion/crackling noise during playback of Macromedia flash, avi, or mpeg files. The distortion is present when using speakers or headphones, and only accompanies sound in the files (ie a silent period in the mpeg has no distortion/crackling). Mp3 and aac files work fine, as does audio from cds and dvds. The problem began around the same time that I struggled to install correct drivers for my new TV tuner card, so the TV tuner drivers may have caused the problem.
Since then, I have removed the TV tuner from my system and uninstalled all associtated drivers. I have also tried reinstalling the Audigy drivers numerous times, including a "cleansweep" reinstall. The distortion is present even during a clean boot of windows.
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kelemvor5 wrote:
Hello,
I have an SB Audigy 2 ZS. A few months ago, I began to notice a very loud distortion/crackling noise during playback of Macromedia flash, avi, or mpeg files. The distortion is present when using speakers or headphones, and only accompanies sound in the files (ie a silent period in the mpeg has no distortion/crackling). Mp3 and aac files work fine, as does audio from cds and dvds. The problem began around the same time that I struggled to install correct drivers for my new TV tuner card, so the TV tuner drivers may have caused the problem.
Since then, I have removed the TV tuner from my system and uninstalled all associtated drivers. I have also tried reinstalling the Audigy drivers numerous times, including a "cleansweep" reinstall. The distortion is present even during a clean boot of windows.
Here's my system:
Intel? Pentium? 4 Processor 630 w/HT Technology (3.0GHz,800FSB)GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz (2x52M)256MB PCI Express? x6 (DVI/VGA/TV-out) ATI Radeon X600 SE HyperMemory
60GB Serial ATA Hard Dri've (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache
Genuine Windows XP Media Center 2005 Edition
56K PCI Data Fax ModemIntegrated Intel PRO 0/00 EthernetDual Dri'ves: 6x DVD-ROM Dri've + 6x DVD+/-RW w/dbl layer write capability
Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS (D) Card w/Dolby 5., and IEEE 394
The serial number on my Sound Blaster card is MASB035860400603S
All of my devices have the most recent drivers and windows is fully updated.
The next step will be a hard dri've format and windows reinstall, but I'd really like to avoid this. Can anyone give me some suggestions please?
Thanks!
SB0358 - Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS - DELL (OEM).
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- disabling devices/controllers not needed like Modem, onboard audio/game/MIDI, etc. (from BIOS)
- trying some other settings w/ SATA controller
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Hello @jayjay124,
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I have an iPod Video. (30GB 5th gen) The headphone jack only works if I push the headphone cable input to one side and hold it t here. If I leave it alone it either doesnt play at all or I hear a crackling sound. Any suggestions? Thanks.

I have an iPod Video. (30GB 5th gen) The headphone jack only works if I push the headphone cable input to one side and hold it t here. If I leave it alone it either doesnt play at all or I hear a crackling sound. Any suggestions? Thanks.

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How To use a wireless in Satellite L305-S5968

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pcm.dmixout {
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Last edited by PhotonX (2013-06-23 19:36:55)

Thanks for your reply! I don't think, I use dmix, the .asoundrc is some default one (might actually be a pretty old one since I tend to carry my /home partition over to new system installs). I tried to remove it with no luck. pulseaudio-alsa has been already installed with following /etc/asound.conf:
# Use PulseAudio by default
pcm.!default {
type pulse
fallback "sysdefault"
hint {
show on
description "Default ALSA Output (currently PulseAudio Sound Server)"
ctl.!default {
type pulse
fallback "sysdefault"
# vim:set ft=alsaconf:
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Last edited by PhotonX (2013-06-23 17:04:51)

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