PS3 Optical crackling

SameSuspect · 19 Apr 2008 at 21:47

just bought myself a ps3 and love it, apart from this nasty crackling sound i get with an optical cable.

i have it connected to my pc thru an i/o drive with an x-fi xtreme music, then back out thru the headphone port. maybe i have a dodgy optical cable? which would suprise me as its a monster one

Streeteh · 19 Apr 2008 at 21:50

SameSuspect said:
just bought myself a ps3 and love it, apart from this nasty crackling sound i get with an optical cable.

i have it connected to my pc thru an i/o drive with an x-fi xtreme music, then back out thru the headphone port. maybe i have a dodgy optical cable? which would suprise me as its a monster one

I don't want to blow this problem out of proportion for you... however. My creative x-fi xtreme music has started doing this too and it's actually a problem with the sound card for me. I've hooked the ps3 up to my parents amp with the same optical cable and the sound is crisp and clear. Also if i disable 5.1 audio on my sound card the problem goes away - but whats the point in having a 5.1 speaker set if you don't use it?

DDave · 19 Apr 2008 at 21:53

SameSuspect said:
maybe i have a dodgy optical cable? which would suprise me as its a monster one

Dunno what your problem is but it wouldn't be surprising at all if it was faulty, they are nothing more than overpriced tat

http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/audiophiles-cant-tell-the-difference-between-monster-cable-and/

Different type of cables I know but still..

SameSuspect · 20 Apr 2008 at 00:16

well im not using 5.1 im using headphones, which in the creative console is set to 2.0/2.1

tried all sorts of things nothings fixed it

i do have a reciever which takes optical cables but my optical cable is only 1 metre long which does reach it >:(

will have to stick to rca for now i reckon

DolbyDigitalTHX · 20 Apr 2008 at 12:27

SameSuspect said:
...apart from this nasty crackling sound i get with an optical cable....

hmmm.... trying with an amp would be best ideally, but failing that...

Sometimes crackling & dropouts are symptoms of a line input that is too loud.

See if attenuating the SPDIF input level helps reduce the crackling. You might also want to try keeping your headphone output on a mid-level volume also, to ensure there are no issues on that end either...

SameSuspect · 21 Apr 2008 at 03:20

ok thanks will give that a go now

SameSuspect · 23 Apr 2008 at 04:45

well i found out what it was.. It was the 5.1 output not working with my soundcard, which is set at 2.0

bit stupid really aint i. Thanks for your help fellas