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Default Cause of 'whooshing' sound

On 4/30/2013 4:39 PM, Bennett wrote:
I've got a Creative PC speaker, woofer and 5 tweeters. With inputs
disconnected I get a sort of intermittent whooshing or wind like sound.
The volume of the sound is not controlled by the unit's volume control.

Since this is coming from all the speakers, I assume - correctly? - that
the built in power supply is acting up. I assume the built in power
supply is some sort of switcher - would bad caps cause this noise?

Where else should I look. Thanks in advance

I'd put an oscilloscope on the power supply.