[xubuntu-users] Hum in speakers when nothing is playig

[Cody Smith]

Possibly the power cable going? Grasping at straws here, but figured I'd
try to help.

--c_smith

On Sat, Mar 21, 2026, 2:49 PM MR ZenWiz <mrzenwiz at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Wed, Mar 18, 2026 at 8:50 AM Charles M <chaslinux at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Silly question, but are the speakers plugged into a power bar? If so try
> plugging directly into a wall. I noticed noise with a mixer I had that was
> being introduced by a power bar it was plugged into. Once I plugged it into
> the wall the noise vanished.
> >
> > Charles
> > Mastodon: @chaslinux at techhub.social
> >
> They are Creative Sound Blaster 2.1 speakers from many years past
> (they work and sound great - why change now?).
>
> They are plugged into my UPS (I think - I've become disabled and can't
> check them myself, but I have them plugged in so they stay up if the
> power goes out).
>
> I can live with it if I must.
>
> MRZ
>
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