Noise in an analog audio line can be difficult to track down, let alone eliminate. Noise can be caused by such factors as pin 1 problems, inadequate common-mode rejection at an input, magnetic or ...

Are you dealing with audio problems on Windows 11? Use these troubleshooting tips to fix it. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. On ...

In my last installment of this series I introduced a variety of GUI-based tools that can help you discover more about your system to help identify potentially troublesome components. This week we'll ...

Under fortuitous conditions, systems may be acceptably quiet in spite of poor techniques. But physics will ultimately rule and noises may appear for no apparent reason! Once we understand how earthing ...

We often get flooded with emails from readers attempting to troubleshoot why their home theater systems no longer work correctly. This assumes at one point your system was operating correctly but has ...

Audio quality via a Bluetooth device can be a great mystery, partly because Bluetooth only mandates in its basic audio standard, A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), a low-quality audio ...

Fix for audio problems A poster to the Apple discussion boards has posted a workaround for some of the audio problems apparent after applying the Mac OS X 10.2.3 update. One reader describes his ...

Here's some troubleshooting tricks of the trade—helpful hints that are easy to implement and easy on the budget, shared by your engineering colleagues. One of the important functions of patchbays, or ...

Of all the streaming devices on the market today, the Apple TV 4K may fly under the radar with less than 10% market share in the space, but don't let that fool you. This sleek streaming box is a ...

I have a friend who has had nothing but nightmares result from his attempts at setting up the fabled low-latency high-performance Linux audio system. In sympathy with his plight I present here a ...