Shut off connection to external speakers when PC shuts down?

CaptainDunsel

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I have a PC with a standard 3.5mm audio jack in the back. I purchased two Bose Soundlink Color II speakers that have 3.5mm connections and happened to have a splitter in my 'cable junk box' so yay, I now have both speakers attached to my PC. That works great when my PC is up and running, but there's a problem. When I shut down my PC, one of the speakers will randomly emit a very loud buzzing noise. The only fix I have found so far is to disconnect the speaker from the PC at either the speaker itself or by unplugging the cable going into my PC. I was curious what would happen if I unplugged the cable from the back of my PC and then shut down, and sure enough, it remained quiet. Unfortunately, I tend to forget about this and shut down my PC and walk out of the room sometimes, and when I come back around, sure enough I hear the buzzing.

So here's my question. Is there something I can attach to the cable at the PC end, or is there something else I can do when I shut down the PC that will somehow sever the connection to the speakers and somehow prevent this? I hope this makes sense, and I apologize for not knowing that much about audio stuff.

Thanks very much for any assistance you can provide!
 

CaptainDunsel

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I'd like to add that another method to quiet the speakers is to power them off individually before I shut down the PC. I can do that of course, but if there were some kind of way to cut the connection when I shut down the PC that would be preferred. Thanks again.
 

shadowlight

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You can change the default speaker setting. What I have done is use the built in speakers as default and configure the Qobuz to use the external speakers.
 

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