[mythtv-users] Audible POP from speaker on starting playback

[David Watkins]

On Fri, 30 Oct 2020 at 15:49, John Pilkington <johnpilk222 at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 30/10/2020 14:23, David Watkins wrote:
> > I'm feeding the analog 'line out' from my frontend into an audio
> > amplifier and stereo speakers.
> >
> > On starting playback of a recording there's a pop from the speakers.
> > Not loud enough to damage them but irritating nonetheless.
> >
> > This is a rebuilt frontend moving from Myth 0.25 to 0.32 and Fedora
> > something to v32.  It's using the same hardware as before and I didn't
> > get the pop sound before the rebuild, which makes me think there's a
> > chance of a fix?
> >
> > I could of course go digital.  I can play sound directly to my TV over
> > the HDMI cable and that works fine without popping, but the TV speakers
> > are crappy compared to my stereo setup, so I'd have to invest in an AV
> Amp.
> >
> > All help appreciated.
> >
> > D
>
> Audiophiles with golden ears will shudder, but I get 'good' playback by
> connecting the TV headphone output to my stereo amp input.  No pops
> heard - but changing the headphone volume setting is clumsy.  Perhaps I
> should look deeper in the Myth settings.  Current master, F32.
>
> John P
>
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That's a good idea and it's 'thinking outside the box' - I like that.

I have to say I haven't noticed a headphone socket on my Samsung TV but I'm
going to go look.

D
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