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i have a PC, laptop, monitors, tt's a small interface and a headphone amp. i have managed to get them all running to my monitors, i have line in to my pc for recording with a mic or vinyl. its pretty good. one thing that ruins it all is the noise! earth loops or what ever it is. its all descent hardware as well.
am i up for 40$ cables or is there an alternative?

If you are running everything off the same outlet or power strip it probably is a ground loop. Plug the monitors into a different outlet if you can. Otherwise look into ground loop interrupters, I used one for a while. Also, a decent power conditioner can sort this issue. With all that audio signal if you are running it all on the same power circuit you are bound to get noise. Cables are probably not the issue here.

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dang i was gonna plug this baby in today, ok so try distribute the power evenly. ill look into these loop interrupter too thanks

Some of the best money I ever spent on my studio was investing in a couple power conditioners. Sorted all the noise in my monitors.

BTW, for Travis or anyone else interested--you could also unplug/turn off things one at a time to see which piece of equipment is causing the noise.

I've had this problem many times with different laptop and speaker/amp combos, the fault always seems to lie with the grounding of the laptop charger.

+1 for a power conditioner, it sorted my problems out. Mine only cost £30 from Richer Sounds.

wicked, this is sounding pretty good to me atm. silly question but do u need one for every power cable? i was think it is like a plug pack u insert everything into?

Wrap your mic in cloth, make sure your cable aint loose. Sorry if this isn't of any use

travis baker wrote:wicked, this is sounding pretty good to me atm. silly question but do u need one for every power cable? i was think it is like a plug pack u insert everything into?

No you don't need one for every plug. Both my conditioners are multi plug ones. I have a Fuhrman rack mount one and a Monster power strip. Monster makes a little conditioner thing you can plug into your wall socket, I think, but I've never used one.

this problem drove me crazy FOREVER! plug your laptop charger into this 3 to 2 prong grounding adapter and your all set...

fuck yeah, gonna order a couple on ebay, thanks all for the tip, saved me a bit of cash