Sound Tips

Tips for Better Sound

Here are some tips for improving your Internet radio or cable television listening experience.

1) Connect your computer, television or mobile phone to your stereo

Click on the link at right to purchase a simple headphone jack “Y” splitter (one 1/8 male end and two 1/8 female ends). These are often used to connect two pairs of headphones to a CD player. Also, purchase a cord with one male 1/8 headphone on one end and two male RCA jacks on the other, or any combination of attachments to achieve the right connection for your stereo.

Turn off everything until you have finished making the connections below. Plug the male end into your sound out jack on your computer, television or mobile phone. Then plug your current amplified speakers (or whatever you use now) into one of the two female ends. Connect the 1/8 headphone jack end of the longer cord to the other female plug and connect the RCA ends to the Left and Right “Tape In” or “Aux.” connection on your stereo. Turn everything on, connect to WHAV as usual, choose the “Tape In” or “Aux.” selection on the front of your stereo and enjoy.

2) Or, use an FM adapter

Join the growing number of listeners rebroadcasting WHAV programming within their cars, homes and workplaces. Purchase a miniature FM stereo transmitter (average price $20.00). Use the “Y” splitter as above, but connect to the FM transmitter and listen to WHAV on your home or car radio.

3) End those annoying “clicks”

If you hear a “clicking” sound when listening to a PC, the culprit is Internet Explorer letting you know it is refreshing a page, etc. You can turn it off by following these directions:

Windows 95, 98, ME & 2000
1. Click the Windows “Start” button at the bottom of your screen
2. Go to Settings... Control Panel...
3. Click on “Sounds”
4. Scroll down to the “Windows Explorer” section and in that category click on “Start Navigation.”
5. In the “Sound” section of the window, click on the drop-down box and select “(None).”
6. Click “OK.”

Windows XP
1. Hit the “Start” button at the bottom of the screen
2. Select “Control Panel”
3. If you are in “Category View” (it will say “Pick a category” at the top of the window), click on “Sound, speech, and Audio Devices,” and then click on “Change the sound scheme;” or if you're in “Classic View” (you will just see a list of icons like “Accessibility Options,” “Add Hardware,” etc.), double-click on “Sounds and Audio Devices,” and then click on the “Sounds” tab.
4. Scroll down to the “Windows Explorer” section and in that category click on “Start Navigation.”
5. In the “Sounds” section of the window, click on the drop-down box and select “(None).”
6. Click “OK.”