TV speakers humming - will a soundbar fix this?

sophie131

Hiya,

In the ethos of the site, I do not want to go out and buy a brand new TV as the picture is fine on it, but every 10-15 minutes the speakers hum for a short while and then stop. I imagine it will get progressively worse.

If I bought a sound bar and hooked it up to the TV, would it therefore solve the problem by bypassing the TV speakers? I am not very technologically minded and may be totally wrong but any advice would be helpful!

Thanks

Owain_Moneysaver

Depends where the hum is occurring, but it will probably be present at the soundbar too if it's taking its source from the TV.

Are you using a Sky box or other digibox? It might be cheaper to use a digibox (Freeview or Freesat ones are about £30) and take the sound from the digibox to the soundbar, and leave the TV sound permanently muted.

Amplified computer speakers are usually a lot cheaper than a soundbar.

Nada666

My experience is that other sockets were entirely separate from internal speaker problems so it is worth trying. Of course don't buy a dedicated bar until you've tried with a radio or hi-fi with a spare analog in.

googler

Speakers don't generate a hum. The electronics powering them do.

If your hum is being generated before the point at which you take an audio feed to the soundbar, you won't cure the problem.