T3000 Speakers Making Humming Noise

I purchased a set of T3000 speakers the first part of December 2005. I was very pleased with them until recently. They now emit a humming noise that is proportional to the speaker volume (...if the speaker volume is turned up, the humming noise becomes louder; if the speaker volume is turned down, the humming noise becomes less). The noise makes it so nothing can be heard over the humming. The humming still exists with my computer powered off. I've also tried moving wires & cables to see if that would eliminate any interference, but that has no effect. Has anyone else had this problem?
I sent an email to Creative (now over a couple days ago) describing the problem/failure of these speakers, and inquired what I need to do to get warranty service. I received an automatic reply which stated their average response time is 1-2 working days. Has anyone else had warranty service done, and what was your experience?
Thanks for your help!

Welcome to the Forum, Ankur !
If you have just purchased the system from a retail dealer, it's under warranty - you can call or chat HP for support.
Hope this helps!
Kudos come to those who earn them!
EDITS 06-Nov-2011
No extra information has been received about this member's system.
I did find this and decided to share it in case it will help.
This is for NON beats-audio Notebooks.
Introduction (from the webpage):
Support details Some notebooks come with a subwoofer speaker for enhanced base tones. If your notebook has a subwoofer but it does not work or it makes a loud, crackling noise, do the following steps to resolve the problem.
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c02634956&cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en
End of Edits 06-Nov-2011
Kind Regards,
Dragon-Fur

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