Sony RX-305

[smsmasters]

i hav a sony rx-305. Every now and again the audio from only my left speaker sounds distorted. It sounds like frying oil. It's a sound hard to describe. Well anyway, it makes playing music annoying because there is this wierd "distorted-ness" from only my left speaker. If i restart my pc the sound goes back to normal. This keeps happening. Its very aggravating. I have even updated my sounds drivers to no avail

Any help would be most appreciated


Thanks

[EzDoezIt]

Give Sony tech support a call and see what they say.

If they tell you to do a complete System recovery, tell them you have just completed one and ask what to do now.

[smsmasters]

ok, now my left speaker has some wierd echoing noise!!! GRRRRRRRR damn sony!!!

Why wont it go away!!!

[EzDoezIt]

Search for "DXDIAG.EXE", it should be in your "c:\windows\system32" folder, but find all of them and run the latest one.

Run all of the audio tests and see what results your get.

If you're suddenly getting an echo effect it sounds like there is some audio processing going on.

Go into the Windows Media Player and switch off SRS.

[smsmasters]

i have done the tests. i have passed them all. anything i can do?? i dont think my audio card is faulty coz wen i restart it goes bk 2 normal!!

[EzDoezIt]

Tell us more about the problem.

If you are playing a CD, does the distortion come and go while the music is playing?

Does it matter what playback software you use? (SonicStage / Windows Media Player etc.)

[smsmasters]

im not sure. after a while or so wenever audio is played, the left speaker sounds like "frying oil"

once i restart it goes bk 2 normal!!!

this is so wierd

[EzDoezIt]

Download and install the latest DirectX from Microsoft.

[smsmasters]

i hav windows xp home edition, it already has the latest direct x (8.1)

the problem seems to have gone away... hmm.... ill let u know how it all goes....

i think it only happens if i put AIM or Yahoo or MSN messenger on.....


very strange indeed

[smsmasters]

i think im gonna go and ring sony support.

[EzDoezIt]

Let us know what they say, other than "do a full system recovery". :smileyrolling_eyes: