I have a set of G51 5.1 surround speakers hooked up to my PC that are well past their warranty and suddenly stopped working.
The speakers are set up like this: 4 audio leads are connected from the sound card on the back of my PC to the subwoofer (centre, rear, sub etc..). A control box (which sits on my desk) is also connected to the subwoofer via some sort of serial port. The control box has headphone and microphone inputs on it. Each of the 5 speakers connect via a single cable into the sub as well.
Now, when I have my headphones plugged in to the control box, the speakers are automatically muted (I do this at night so I don't disturb my neighbors). When I unplug the headphones everything reverts. There's even separate volume levels the control box stores for headphones and speakers.
Now, when I unplugged my headphones today my speakers put out no sound, not even a hum. The indicators on the control box indicate the headphones are unplugged, so there isn't anything stuck in the jack. The headphones in the meantime, still work fine when plugged in, which means to me that the output from the sound card is A-okay. All the levels on my PC read normal as well. Tapping on any of the leads yields nothing.
Now, obviously, 5 speakers don't fry at the same time usually, so I'm thinking it's a blown fuse, and I'm ready to tear apart the subwoofer to find it, but I'm posting here first for further consultation in case I missed something obvious.
Anyone have a similar experience?
The speakers are set up like this: 4 audio leads are connected from the sound card on the back of my PC to the subwoofer (centre, rear, sub etc..). A control box (which sits on my desk) is also connected to the subwoofer via some sort of serial port. The control box has headphone and microphone inputs on it. Each of the 5 speakers connect via a single cable into the sub as well.
Now, when I have my headphones plugged in to the control box, the speakers are automatically muted (I do this at night so I don't disturb my neighbors). When I unplug the headphones everything reverts. There's even separate volume levels the control box stores for headphones and speakers.
Now, when I unplugged my headphones today my speakers put out no sound, not even a hum. The indicators on the control box indicate the headphones are unplugged, so there isn't anything stuck in the jack. The headphones in the meantime, still work fine when plugged in, which means to me that the output from the sound card is A-okay. All the levels on my PC read normal as well. Tapping on any of the leads yields nothing.
Now, obviously, 5 speakers don't fry at the same time usually, so I'm thinking it's a blown fuse, and I'm ready to tear apart the subwoofer to find it, but I'm posting here first for further consultation in case I missed something obvious.
Anyone have a similar experience?