On Mon, 11 Jul 2005, Chuck Hast wrote:
> On 7/11/05, Eben King <eben1@tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
> > On Mon, 11 Jul 2005, Chuck Hast wrote:
> >
> > > On 7/11/05, Eben King <eben1@tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
> > > > I replaced my Soundblaster Live! 5.1 with a different one just like it
> > > > (actually I moved it from the bottom slot to the one above that too), and
> > > > now there's a hiss + 60 Hz hum in the speakers I hadn't noticed before.
> >
> > The path is
> >
> > socket -> UPS -> power strip -> computer
The speakers have a polarized 2-prong plug, and an internal transformer.
> > > if it is not there is sure sounds like you have a ground loop somewhere.
> >
> > Is that where my speakers and computer have differing ground potentials?
> > Should I put the speakers on the UPS's power strip, jusd to test? If that's
>
> Yes, that may take care of it.
Tried that, didn't work.
> If that is not the case it may be a noisy power supply, does the card do
> the same thing in another machine?
I can try that tomorrow (not my machine).
Since the noise is unaffected by the SB's "Master" setting and it _is_
affected by the speakers' volume control, I can improve my S/N ratio by
turning up the computer and turning down the speakers, to the point where I
want it louder and the channel's at 100%.
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