Distorted audio can result from turning speakers up too high, causing signal clipping or mechanical damage. Providing too ...

Dana Puopolo’s Guest Commentary, “Let’s Keep AM Sounding Good” (Jan. 19) contains a number of technical errors. Mr. Puopolo’s thesis hinges on the ideas that the thing which causes 5 kHz low-pass ...

If your Samsung TV is producing distorted sound, this guide provides several methods to troubleshoot and resolve the issue. Follow the step-by-step instructions under each method to restore clear ...

Monsieur Fourier did an amazing thing when he figured out how to move between time and frequency domains. Scopes are inherently time-domain instruments, so let's see how much our eyes can tell us ...

Several readers report poor sound quality from the MacBook Pro's speakers. In particular, some readers are reporting that the right speaker outputs distorted or otherwise poor quality audio while the ...

Is your JBL Boombox speaker producing static noise? There are various factors that can cause this issue such as a software glitch, audio source issue, or even a volume setting. To fix this, you will ...

A young chief engineer who knew a lot more about computers than transmitters and analog audio systems recently asked me for help in tracking down on-air distortion that had affected his mom-and-pop ...