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farmpuma wrote:You might also try reversing the speaker's power cord plug. Ungrounded power cords generally have a ribbed wire on one side which should generally be plugged into the longer slot.
DeadOfKnight wrote:Everything is plugged into an UPS. Maybe I need to ensure PC and speakers are plugged into the same side that has the backup battery?
just brew it! wrote:DeadOfKnight wrote:Everything is plugged into an UPS. Maybe I need to ensure PC and speakers are plugged into the same side that has the backup battery?
Definitely worth a try.
DeadOfKnight wrote:just brew it! wrote:DeadOfKnight wrote:Everything is plugged into an UPS. Maybe I need to ensure PC and speakers are plugged into the same side that has the backup battery?
Definitely worth a try.
Also I was wrong about it not humming if not plugged into the sound card, last night I unplugged it and plugged it back in and it didn't make a difference, still had a loud buzzing noise. Maybe I just need to try to route the cable away from all other cables.
ludi wrote:DeadOfKnight wrote:just brew it! wrote:Definitely worth a try.
Also I was wrong about it not humming if not plugged into the sound card, last night I unplugged it and plugged it back in and it didn't make a difference, still had a loud buzzing noise. Maybe I just need to try to route the cable away from all other cables.
Hmm...either it's picking up interference as you suspect, or the power supply is failing.
DeadOfKnight wrote:just brew it! wrote:DeadOfKnight wrote:Everything is plugged into an UPS. Maybe I need to ensure PC and speakers are plugged into the same side that has the backup battery?
Definitely worth a try.
Also I was wrong about it not humming if not plugged into the sound card, last night I unplugged it and plugged it back in and it didn't make a difference, still had a loud buzzing noise. Maybe I just need to try to route the cable away from all other cables.
DeadOfKnight wrote:Maybe all I need is to get shielded cables for audio? It just dawned on me that maybe I should have mentioned this before. I've never spent the extra money on fancy cables and this could be the result. Also, is there any benefit of using either RCA or 3.5 mm over the other?
Wren wrote:I also get this on my Corsair SP2500s, but I thought it was normal too. I just live with it *shrugs*
DeadOfKnight wrote:The new cable worked! The humming is gone.
ludi wrote:DeadOfKnight wrote:The new cable worked! The humming is gone.
Well, there you go.
Although I wonder if the extra shielding did the trick, or if the old cable simply had a bad connection forming at one of the ends.
DeadOfKnight wrote:Yeah, but they aren't as loud as they were at the same volume levels for some reason. Not a problem, easy enough to turn them up a bit more.