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DorphonDalfir wrote:Still there when all plugged into the same socket, actually even more apparent. :/

Gonna go for the ground isolator route before I end up in hospital.

yes, you see. I told you s....

Oh. I see. sorry. Carry on.

crumhorn wrote: The only solutions are balanced connections, ground loop isolating transformers, or disconnecting the earth pin on the speaker power cable or the monitor (at your own risk!).

Spot on. But you might want to add that the "at your own risk" disclaimer is not the "you're losing your guarantee" kind of thing but really more of a "if there's a short circuit somewhere, your equipment will actually toast you".

dom wrote:

crumhorn wrote: The only solutions are balanced connections, ground loop isolating transformers, or disconnecting the earth pin on the speaker power cable or the monitor (at your own risk!).

Spot on. But you might want to add that the "at your own risk" disclaimer is not the "you're losing your guarantee" kind of thing but really more of a "if there's a short circuit somewhere, your equipment will actually toast you".

Quite right, original post edited

I have a similar problem with my setup, I have powered monitors too. It's happening because the monitors are always amplifying any signal in their inputs at maximum so any RF signal is always getting magnified.
I also get it when I have a browser open and it's streaming flash or displaying a white webpage. I've traced it to interference from the Graphics card when it's processing, and yes, balanced leads will sort it out. I recently changed my monitor to one with a digital connection and the problem lessened to a bearable level but the real solution is a better soundcard with proper balanced connections. I've yet to buy a new one but it's definitely next on my purchase list.

Good luck with it, it drove me nuts for ages until I figured it out.

scary

make sure and let us know that you're not toast. if we don't hear back from you that uber cool sounding gf of yours is gonna be fair game... after a brief grieving period of course..

Hehe, will give an update. Heading off to Israel this weekend for a fortnight, so will try sort it out when I get back.

Always good having a girlfriend who sorts out writer's block and is great at knob tweaking. (And not just on the controller )

+1 balanced cables.

Could properly grounded electrical outlets also solve this problem?