Logitech speaker distortion on HP laptop.

[MP1975]

I have a HP Pavillion DV2000 running XP. I recently purchased Logitech V20 notebook speakers which are powered by a USB port.

The first set of speakers were returned after talking to HP on the phone and they determined the speakers defective. They coudl not find a problem since the internal speakers on the laptop work properly. The speakers worked fine on a laptop at the store but they still gave me a new set.

Brought the new set home and having the same problem. My internal speakers work fine but the external Logitech are very distorted.

I have tried the following ;
Rebooting
All three different USB ports
reinstalling the driver

Any help would be much appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

MP.

[GX1_Man]

Borrow another set of speakers (different brand of course) to see where the problem is?

[Raptor]

USB powered speakers? Does it even plug into the onboard soundcard at all or are they driven on their own internal soundcard?

[MP1975]

Yep USB powered speakers. They were like 60 bucks and sound incredible, when they work properly. They plug right into any USB port and use the onboard soundcard. The speakers are hardware only.

I will also try a totally different brand / type of speaker when I can borrow a pair from someone thanks.

[Raptor]

Perhaps your laptop is incapable of generating enough power. How old is it and does it have USB 2.0?

[MP1975]

All the USB ports are 2.0 and I bought it just a few months ago. It's not old at all.

[Raptor]

Perhaps you should take the laptop and the speakers to the store so they can have a look at your settings and speakers while its connected.

[MP1975]

Thanks much for the advice it may just come to me lugging everything to the store. I'll give this another day or so then take your advice.

Thanks again,
MP.