My iMac speakers buzz now

For some reason it seems the radio on the iPhone causes my iMac speakers to emit an intermittent buzz. It's incredibly annoying. The cable that came with the dock isn't long enough to allow for docking without buzzing. I have to put the iPhone on the other side of my desk out of reach in order to keep this from happening. Is this another AT&T GSM "feature"?
BTW, this happens on my iMac C2D at home, and my iMac CD at work. The iPhone does not have to be docked either, just within a few feet of the computer.

The interesting thing is....i have my cradle parked next to my G4 tower, and next to my 23" Cinema HD Apple Screen. I have two Apple speakers (the round bose speakers) just behind the iPhone. They don't interfere at all.
Must be in the design/shielding.
Otherwise, the iPhone will interfere with other speakers, television speakers, etc etc..

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I apologize if this is a common issue; I've done some searching but haven't found anyone with my exact problem.
I've got a fairly old (I believe at least ten years) pair of Bose Roommate II speakers and a brand new (arrived yesterday) aluminum iMac. When I plug the speakers into the iMac, they buzz for exactly 30 seconds and then stop. Any time I play any kind of audio (including the sound effects in the OS like the feedback when you change the volume), they buzz for 30 seconds and then stop, as long as I don't play anything else. They buzz continuously if I'm listening to music or anything like that. It doesn't change volume if I change the output volume on the computer.
The speakers work flawlessly with my 2.16GHz MacBook and with both my iPods, so the speakers definitely aren't at fault here. The plug is seated firmly in the headphone jack. The fact that the time is so exact - 30 seconds on the dot - makes it seem like it's a built in thing - some internal component shutting down, maybe?
Any thoughts? Again, I'm sorry if this is a well-known issue or an obvious fix... my mom's the audiophile and she's out right now. TIA
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Neal Gillis wrote:
Hi there,
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- Neal
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