Static/Crackling PC speaker

[SamanosukeShiva]

everytime i tried to play a file or program that plays sound my speaker makes a static/crackling sound. this happen also to my headphone.

i tried to move the speaker away it still does the static sound. is this a sound card problem? or something else?

[SephYuyX]

Try a different set of speakers, and see if the same thing happens, and/or borrow a soundcard and see if it still happens.

[Kohan]

He mentioned that this also happens with his headphones, so it doesn't seem to be specific to the speakers.

Some of the first things you can try are:

1. Playing different types of files (e.g., a CD if you've only been playing MP3s).
2. Opening the Windows Volume Control and adjusting "Volume Control" and "Wave" separately while playing something.
3. Also within Windows Volume Control, muting "Line-In" and/or "Microphone."
4. Unplugging your microphone (whether it's analog or USB).
5. Downloading a new set of sound card drivers, uninstalling your old ones (do this in Control Panel -> System -> Hardware -> Device Manager), and then installing anew.

Do any of those fix the problem?

[TaruMortis]

This happened to me, and it turned out to be my on board sound card. Bought a new one relatively cheap, that works really well ($20? $30?) and it fixed it.