Hi all, I just replaced my ancient D87p with a 5797. I love the thing, but I have a small annoyance I'm hoping to eliminate.

Any time I use external audio instead of the integrated speakers I hear an audible pop before and after the sound plays. It's not a deal breaker, but fairly annoying.

I tried disabling the mic, dropping down to stereo vs. 5.1. Dropped the bass level to 0. Nothing seems to change the volume of the sound. Do I need to downgrade my drivers to an older version maybe, or is this electrical interference I'm going to have to do my best to ignore?

Thanks.

Does this happen with other (all) external audio?

cheers ...

do your speakers have magnetic field blockers so that they dont bork the computer? If they are "shielded" to block magnetic interference, they shouldn't pop.

I'm not sure about shielding. I'd have to pry it open to look and I'm not sure that would be wise due to warranty purposes.

It appears to happen with all audio, at least when it's analog. I'll see if I can find something that accepts a digital signal tonight and see what happens. I'm not sure that helps me in the long run though since I'd have to use an amp box with headphones to decode a digital one.

Usually, a company will say if they are explicitly designed for use with a computer or not. If you buy speakers that aren't designed for a computer (ie: they aren't shielded), then you run the problems you have. It's magnetic interference. I would get the box you bought the speakers with and check, although if you tell what type of speakers they are, I may be able to find that out for you as well.

Oh you meant speakers outside the machine, I thought we were talking about those that are integrated in the laptop. I'm using headphones, not speakers. That might indeed be the problem though. They are PC headphones, but they might not be shielded since they're all fairly lower budget. I've tried a bunch of different one's, but the only set I know a model for is the Zalman RS6F's.