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3.5 mm

Ok then it seems like it was just a coincidental position of the cable and computer.

If you switch to a digital connection such as USB or optical or HDMI there is no chance of this happening.

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It's possible. Electronics now a days can't reject certain frequencies and the cords act as antennas...

 

It becomes a lot of fun as a Ham Radio operator because putting out 600w can start to mess stuff up in the house...... Once I accidentally set our fire alarm off...

This is probably a stupid question, but what does the w stand for in 600w? aren't frequencies measured in hz? 

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If it truly was a radio signal/sane phenomena it should be reproducible, if not then a hoax.

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This is probably a stupid question, but what does the w stand for in 600w? aren't frequencies measured in hz? 

thats the power output of the signal not the frequency on which its being transmitted

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thats not normal, yes you can build a radio out of just a few parts like aluminum and or diodes but the signal would be weak, but according to you it was nice and clear so either one of two things 

1) the speaker system should be shielded to avoid EMI interference and its defective

2) the transmission is really i mean really close and its strong enough to interfere with your speaker system. 

 

soo are you hearing the message in other things like your tv or anything else with a speaker on it?

no, that was the first time i heard it. why would it only work when it is plugged into the computer then?

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What kind of connection did you have them hooked up with?

Digital or analogue 3.5mm jack?

 

If you're going to post fucking useless comments then gtfo nobody needs you here.

If OP was using a stereo speaker system or a receiver there was a good chance the mode accidentally got switched to radio.

huh

 

i kind of assumed you thought it could have been caused by something that wasn't a feature

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If it truly was a radio signal/sane phenomena it should be reproducible, if not then a hoax.

I assure you it was real, i could try it again i guess but I have unplugged and plugged my computer back in before that and it never happened.

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no, that was the first time i heard it. why would it only work when it is plugged into the computer then?

when did it stop? when you unplugged the speakers from the wall or the pc?

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when did it stop? when you unplugged the speakers from the wall or the pc?

I never unplugged the speakers. I plugged my psu in and pushed it under my desk and it stopped

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You must be high.

 

 

drugs involved. 

 

 

Cocaine's a hell of a drug.

So is everybody that is saying it is possible on drugs too?

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So is everybody that is saying it is possible on drugs too?

Air is one helluva obligatory drug.

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mmmm interesting, well it could be that your pc is the one picking up the radio signal, in reality your sound card on the motherboard has all the components needed to pickup any radio station, usually there are filters in place to avoid that, but i would suggest you use a power strip that has rf/emi filters you should check out tripplite there products are very good quality and have electrical filters.

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Hey there!

 

I can confirm this happens to me too with my speakers. It's a radio but it is not from the UK it is some sort of other radio station. In the 18 years I have lived here I've never heard it in the car or anywhere else.

 

I believe its to do with the wiring in my house. Very spooky when it happens lol.

 

Not sure what causes it. Comes and goes. Could be anything!

 

 

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Normal thing, happened to me and I was blown away too :D then I googled it. Some speakers do pick up radio :)

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mmmm interesting, well it could be that your pc is the one picking up the radio signal, in reality your sound card on the motherboard has all the components needed to pickup any radio station, usually there are filters in place to avoid that, but i would suggest you use a power strip that has rf/emi filters you should check out tripplite there products are very good quality and have electrical filters.

Yea what is extra weird is that my motherboard advertises that it has a good audio shield.

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Hey there!

 

I can confirm this happens to me too with my speakers. It's a radio but it is not from the UK it is some sort of other radio station. In the 18 years I have lived here I've never heard it in the car or anywhere else.

 

I believe its to do with the wiring in my house. Very spooky when it happens lol.

 

Not sure what causes it. Comes and goes. Could be anything!

Yea I don't know of any channel like the one i heard because i listened for about a minute and i only heard one guy talking. Sounded like some news station, I don't know much about ham radio so it could be that

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i had this happen with a old guitar amp once. I doubt it had anything to do with your computer though. It is actually a fairly common occurrence.

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It can happen. Only with AM stations though. Usually indicates poor interference protection. Using a metal case vs a plastic one and better quality audio cables (Don't be silly with them, just any old shielded cable will do. Just as long as it isn't 3 wires running parallel as that picks up interference)

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no. It's a heavenly message from Gaben.

 

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We had a speaker we used in my highschool marching band and indoor drumline that would occasionally pick up radio signals. Didn't have any radio capabilities, and it was pretty annoying sometimes cause that was our speaker for our metronome and or the band director talking to us and whenever there wasn't anything playing from it there'd be people talking or music. Not really sure which station it was though.

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It happens with my cheap HTC earbuds when I plug them into a phone or my computer. Kind of creepy and irritating. How to fix it? I have no clue.

 

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Happened to me to the past... Don't know the scientific explanation, but yes, it's completely possible.

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Given how much copper there is in the motherboard, weaving in and out of itself in tiny strands in a gigantic circuit, as long as there is something that can convert radio signals directly into sound, then it's perfectly possible. Other than the radio signals, there's no power getting to the circuit, which means that it's going under it's own power. If you lived near a radio tower that could explain it. FM signals are out of the question, because those have to go through a decoder, but AM signals are picked up and converted by pretty much anything that conducts electricity. Add a diode and you're gold. And really, how many diodes do you think motherboards have? probably thousands. And the terrorism thing is probably your proof that it's an AM signal. I hear a lot more old men chatting about crap on AM channels than I do on FM channels (trashy pop and inaccurate weather forecasts)

Don't worry, it's not bullshit and you're not going insane. There have been people who get bits of dentist drill broken off in their teeth and started hearing music in their heads because the alloy picks up and converts AM signals into sound.

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