Humming..how to get rid of it?

[93 saturn sl2 10+ year member]

I just built a new computer over Christmas and when I have it hooked up to my receiver I get a humming. I tried a bunch of different cables and some made it quieter and some made it louder. Tried a different receiver and it hums on that one as well.

What can I do to get rid of it?

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[bonesninja 5,000+ posts]

do both the computer and the receiver have a 3 prong plug? if not, one of them maybe causing some ground interference

 

[hollowpoint 10+ year member]

kick it, lightly of course..

thats what i do when my harddrive acts up

 

[ToxicBanana 10+ year member]

are you using the front port or rear port, most front ports come with some interference, and some mobo just ****.

You can always buy a creative X-fi or audigy 2.

 

[93 saturn sl2 10+ year member]

do both the computer and the receiver have a 3 prong plug? if not, one of them maybe causing some ground interference

The computer has a 3 prong plug. The receivers dont.

are you using the front port or rear port, most front ports come with some interference, and some mobo just ****.You can always buy a creative X-fi or audigy 2.

Im using the rear one. I tried the front one as well and it hums too. If I can't get rid of it I'll just pick up another sound card and hope that takes care of it.

The humming isnt that loud its just annoying as hell.

 

[93 saturn sl2 10+ year member]

I have an Install Edge ground loop isolator thing that I forgot about and just plugged it in and it seemed to get rid of the humming.

 

[joetama 5,000+ posts]

Sounds like you are having a ground loop.

Try grounding the shielding of the cables you are using directly to a ground. If the humm goes a way you need to look into getting an isolation transformer or something of the like.

 

[joetama 5,000+ posts]

I have an Install Edge ground loop isolator thing that I forgot about and just plugged it in and it seemed to get rid of the humming.

Sounds like you fixed it then...