[Novalug] Stupid cackling speakers - slightly OT

[ethan at 757.org]

> My phone makes my speakers in my PC go nuts when it gets a txt message or 
> rings or whatever. I'm sure its just shielding from RF. But before I go 
> experimenting with speakers or buying another set that stinks, does anyone 
> have this problem and what did they do to fix it?

Might be a difficult issue to solve. I hear the GSM buzzing all the time 
if I put my phone near any audio cables and equipment.

Even going to balanced cables wouldn't help AFAIK as the speaker amplifier 
or source may pick up the interference.

I've heard it on Compaq desktops. On my camcorder when recording a local 
user group meeting (from friends iPhone). I don't hear it at home but I 
feed my PC to a mixing console which feeds an amp which feeds desktop 
speakers, so the speakers near me are bookshelf speakers without 
amplifier... with the amp and mixer far away I don't have problems.

It'd be great if someone could actually DECODE the data from the noise 
recorded :-)