I hear that the K-8 and K-10 speakers "buzz" when turned up past 12 o'clock, is this true ?
1731060
The K8 Speakers are great, if there is a buzz its not from the speakers. Owner of k8, k12 & Ksub
1731061
I owned a K8, but I can't answer that question because I never turned it up that loud. It's a great little speaker with teeth and great clarity.
1731062
I have turned them up several times with a mic attached. No buzz. I have not turned it up on line level which you shouldn't do anyway. Great sounding speakers so far.
1942537
They can get pretty loud or quite depending on what you set the volume to. They only issue you might find is controlling the volume each time you unplug the speakers it defaults to a slightly lower setting. Plus the volume control is digital button for up down and off, with no indication on how high or low you've set your volume to, other than you and your students ears
2231664
I have mine set on timer and it does buzz when it comes on. It seems to be operating correctly and it doesnt bother us as its in the master bedroom.
861721
I have two sets of this particular speaker system. Mine work great!Hmmm, don't tell anyone okay? I did a dumb thing and my speakers wouldn't work! So I order new ones...same brand.Look at the bottom part of your monitor (screen). There is a little icon for "speaker" on the lower right side of your computer screen.By accident, I turned my speakers off. I thought there was something wrong with my old Logitech speakers. So? I ordered more. Guess what! There was absolutely nothing wrong with my old speakers BUT! These are much more clear and the volume is louder.I couldn't be happier. I have two sets of this particular speaker system. Mine work great!Hmmm, don't tell anyone okay? I did a dumb thing and my speakers wouldn't work! So I order new ones...same brand.Look at the bottom part of your monitor (screen). There is a little icon for "speaker" on the lower right side of your computer screen.By accident, I turned my speakers off. I thought there was something wrong with my old Logitech speakers. So? I ordered more. Guess what! There was absolutely nothing wrong with my old speakers BUT! These are much more clear and the volume is... » Read More I have two sets of this particular speaker system. Mine work great!Hmmm, don't tell anyone okay? I did a dumb thing and my speakers wouldn't work! So I order new ones...same brand.Look at the bottom part of your monitor (screen). There is a little icon for "speaker" on the lower right side of your computer screen.By accident, I turned my speakers off. I thought there was something wrong with my old Logitech speakers. So? I ordered more. Guess what! There was absolutely nothing wrong with my old speakers BUT! These are much more clear and the volume is louder.I couldn't be happier. « Show Less
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I have had mine for several years now. My active speaker (amped) went out right before the warranty was up and they replaced it with a new pair and they haven't had a hiccup since. I don't use mine everyday but I do love these little speakers, great sound and good looks for my bedroom.
5798
Wade - if you are referring to the power down due to audio inactivity, yes, they do have that. But to tell you the truth, this has not been an issue with me at all. I use them quite frequently for videos, music etc and I haven't even noticed that it has come into play. I actually prefer this mode, as I don't have to power the units down when I walk away. And when I return, they automatically power themselves up.Hope this helps.
1571647
Yes I sleep with them and I have no problem hearing my alarm but I use a clock radio and the buzzing is fairly loud. Honestly the best thing I have ever purchased!
781021
If you need more volume for larger gigs, add a sub. You can cross-over at 100hz and not use all the energy on the lows. With the sub, my opinion is that the K10 provides a tighter sound than the K12.
924282
I've had that problem myself but it seems sporadic. It can be frustrating . It almost seems it has a warm up period. After I play music for a while , it seems to stop doing this. I'm not the only one saying this . Some of the people who gave reviews on Amazon have this same problem . So it seems not to be a defect. If it is , there are quite a few defective speakers out there.
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They stay in sleep mode until they receive a ping to wake up. When on, the JBL logo lights up; otherwise it's off. iTunes sometimes initially gives me a warning saying approximately "..no speakers found..." - but then all the speakers show up and work fine. I have them up on top of book shelf w/o any issues.
1591029
No, the buzzing sound is always on, unless you are on mute. I had mine for a couple of months now and it seems to have gotten worse
2151362
Yes. The only time volume is a problem is outdoors... but thats an issue with any single source speakers.
5797
Wade - if you are referring to the power down due to audio inactivity, yes, they do have that. But to tell you the truth, this has not been an issue with me at all. I use them quite frequently for videos, music etc and I haven't even noticed that it has come into play. I actually prefer this mode, as I don't have to power the units down when I walk away. And when I return, they automatically power themselves up. Hope this helps.
1218677
No buzzing but they are definitely desktop computer speakers. Not for a whole room.
1694849
They have a "night time" mode which helps equalize the volume to avoid that problem. I would say it works well. This speaker is one of my favorite purchases. I highly recommend it.
1438223
Thanks, that might have been the reason for I went from some mid range infinitys to 4 Martin Logan towers and the problem seems to have disappeared, I'll keep pushing the volume up after the recommended break-in period of the ML10'S.Looks as if the problem was in my old speakers, I was able to floor the receiver with the ML10s without triggering the protection circuit so now I'm going to sit back and enjoy warping across the various universes with Startrek and the Skywalker clan.
784979
I agree with the others, this sounds like a cable problem. Either something is plugged into the wrong socket somewhere, or there's a fault in a cable.Some kind of interference (as Mark describes) might be the answer, if the speaker is too close to something else (not necessarily the computer). I've also noticed dimmer switches in the same room can make amplifiers buzz (when the dimmers are turned down), but that ought to affect both speakers.