Electrical popping sound through speakers

GinjaNinja264 · Jan 4, 2017

when using Xbox one s on 1080p the problem doesn't seem to occur. But as soon as the Xbox is altered to 4K UHD mode this electrical popping sound occurs every couple of seconds through the speakers. I've checked my speakers and it's not them so they're ruled
out as being an issue. The issue I believe lies in either the hdmi cable or the connection on my television. Any advice?

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J.S.Richard · Jan 4, 2017

Wrong device plugged in IR out 3.5 output

Well, if your speakers still produce sound, nothing bad happened.

The IR port on the console simply sends out an "on/off" signal. For a speaker it doesn't matter that it's not a "real" audio signal. An analogue sound signal is simply an electrical current that has more or less power depending on the sound being put out
(like an analogue audio wave).

The more electrical power is put through a line, the more the magnet in a speaker will move the membrane of the speaker, causing the air to vibrate and create a sound wave.

So for the speaker it was just a series of "LOUD SOUND - no sound- LOUD SOUND - no sound - no sound - LOUD SOUND..." signal which was alternating quick enough to make it sound like a screeching or buzzing, as the membrane was pushed all the way depending
on the loudness volume you set on your amplifier, then back several times.

In short: As long as you didn't pop your speaker membrane that way, everything will be all right.
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Thanks! I was worried for the Xbox more than the speakers or the audio console. But I guess is like you said, this is all analog and low electrical pulse so. Thanks again for clearing me on this!

Arminator · Jan 4, 2017

Wrong device plugged in IR out 3.5 output

Well, if your speakers still produce sound, nothing bad happened.

The IR port on the console simply sends out an "on/off" signal. For a speaker it doesn't matter that it's not a "real" audio signal. An analogue sound signal is simply an electrical current that has more or less power depending on the sound being put out
(like an analogue audio wave).

The more electrical power is put through a line, the more the magnet in a speaker will move the membrane of the speaker, causing the air to vibrate and create a sound wave.

So for the speaker it was just a series of "LOUD SOUND - no sound- LOUD SOUND - no sound - no sound - LOUD SOUND..." signal which was alternating quick enough to make it sound like a screeching or buzzing, as the membrane was pushed all the way depending
on the loudness volume you set on your amplifier, then back several times.

In short: As long as you didn't pop your speaker membrane that way, everything will be all right.

greg_window10_installer · Jan 4, 2017

Hello GinjaNinja,

I just wanted to check, with everything connected the same from the Xbox, when you play 1080HD the audio is fine, but when you play 4K UHD you get this "popping sound"? First thing we need to do is to figure out if this is a setup problem, software (UHD
Blu-ray disk, etc.) problem and or a hardware problem. Starting with possible hardware issues we need to "Checking your TV's 4K and
HDR capabilities on Xbox One S" and follow up with "Troubleshooting 4K and HDR on Xbox One S". Note, that high bandwidth HDMI 2.0 cables
are recommended to support HDR10 on UHD 4K TVs. It has been reported that their were some problems with earlier released UHD Blu-ray disk. So, if you can try playing back different sources of 4K UHD (like Netflix) from the Xbox to see if you are still get
the "popping sound". Also, it's worth double checking the 4K UHD TV's setting and "How to configure audio settings on your Xbox One console" to make sure
both are talking to each other correctly. Hope this helps.

SA

greg_window10_instal

Hello GinjaNinja,

I just wanted to check, with everything connected the same from the Xbox, when you play 1080HD the audio is fine, but when you play 4K UHD you get this "popping sound"? First thing we need to do is to figure out if this is a setup problem, software (UHD
Blu-ray disk, etc.) problem and or a hardware problem. Starting with possible hardware issues we need to "Checking your TV's 4K and
HDR capabilities on Xbox One S" and follow up with "Troubleshooting 4K and HDR on Xbox One S". Note, that high bandwidth HDMI 2.0 cables
are recommended to support HDR10 on UHD 4K TVs. It has been reported that their were some problems with earlier released UHD Blu-ray disk. So, if you can try playing back different sources of 4K UHD (like Netflix) from the Xbox to see if you are still get
the "popping sound". Also, it's worth double checking the 4K UHD TV's setting and "How to configure audio settings on your Xbox One console" to make sure
both are talking to each other correctly. Hope this helps.

SA

Arminator

Well, if your speakers still produce sound, nothing bad happened.

The IR port on the console simply sends out an "on/off" signal. For a speaker it doesn't matter that it's not a "real" audio signal. An analogue sound signal is simply an electrical current that has more or less power depending on the sound being put out
(like an analogue audio wave).

The more electrical power is put through a line, the more the magnet in a speaker will move the membrane of the speaker, causing the air to vibrate and create a sound wave.

So for the speaker it was just a series of "LOUD SOUND - no sound- LOUD SOUND - no sound - no sound - LOUD SOUND..." signal which was alternating quick enough to make it sound like a screeching or buzzing, as the membrane was pushed all the way depending
on the loudness volume you set on your amplifier, then back several times.

In short: As long as you didn't pop your speaker membrane that way, everything will be all right.

J.S.Richard

Well, if your speakers still produce sound, nothing bad happened.

The IR port on the console simply sends out an "on/off" signal. For a speaker it doesn't matter that it's not a "real" audio signal. An analogue sound signal is simply an electrical current that has more or less power depending on the sound being put out
(like an analogue audio wave).

The more electrical power is put through a line, the more the magnet in a speaker will move the membrane of the speaker, causing the air to vibrate and create a sound wave.

So for the speaker it was just a series of "LOUD SOUND - no sound- LOUD SOUND - no sound - no sound - LOUD SOUND..." signal which was alternating quick enough to make it sound like a screeching or buzzing, as the membrane was pushed all the way depending
on the loudness volume you set on your amplifier, then back several times.

In short: As long as you didn't pop your speaker membrane that way, everything will be all right.

Thanks! I was worried for the Xbox more than the speakers or the audio console. But I guess is like you said, this is all analog and low electrical pulse so. Thanks again for clearing me on this!

xX Reitou Xx

I have the same issue with my 1TB console and stereo headset. However it does not happen very often and is usually caused by other electrical appliances. I noticed when switching on the jug or the iron to have a brief click/pop through my speakers/headset.
Some fluorescent lights make this happen also.

I am running my console through HDMI to my monitor and Optical to my Sound System.

I would wait until the Windows 10 update to see if it's a software bug. But if it's like mine and seems to be cause by other appliances the only way to best it is to put a power conditioner on it (UPS).

Mr.beefy

Hello everyone

My xbox is connected to my onkyo (HT-R550) with a optical cable. With movies i get sound through all speakers but with games i only get sound through the front and surround speakers but not the center channel speaker.

Xbox audio settings :

Optical audio out > bitstream

Bitstream format > dolby digital

Now i have tried switching to DTS but the center speaker still does not produce any sound.

The only way i got the center speaker to work was when i switched to stereo uncompressed but i am not pleased with the overall sound quality.

My question is is it normal for games not to produce sound through the center channel speaker when a xbox is connected with a optical cable to a receiver and dolby digital is selected on the xbox?

Electrical popping sound through speakers