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| conquistador Deactivated User Hellhamster. 2947 Posts 10/03 |  Posted - Jul 29 2008 : 1:09PMHow do I properly ground a computer and a stereo system?  [Link] |
| Drew Black broken crankshaft 8009 Posts 9/99 | Posted - Jul 29 2008 : 1:53PM You're most likely fighting against a building wiring problem and won't be able to fix it just by adding another ground. You'll most likely need a power conditioner if it is really noise related to the supply side of things. Are you experiencing a 60 Hz hum?  [Link] |
| conquistador Deactivated User Hellhamster. 2947 Posts 10/03 | Posted - Jul 29 2008 : 1:59PM Either I have to be playing music for it to go away or the volume has to be totally off. There are only 2 3-prong outlets in my apartment. My computer is running off of a power-bar from one and about 30 feet of heavy duty extension cord. The stereo is acually plugged into he same power-bar so I don't think it is a grounding issue. Edited by - conquistador on 7/29/2008 2:14:40 PM [Link] |
| Drew Black broken crankshaft 8009 Posts 9/99 | Posted - Jul 29 2008 : 8:03PM BTW, if there's only two 3-prong outlets in your place and the rest are 2-prong I wouldn't be surprised if the 3-prong ones aren't actually grounded. Do you have any GFCI outlets you could plug into for a test? [Link] |
| conquistador Deactivated User Hellhamster. 2947 Posts 10/03 | Posted - Jul 29 2008 : 10:06PM No GFCI outlets in the whole building. But the power strip claims to be grounded (it's ground light is on). Edited by - conquistador on 7/29/2008 10:14:53 PM [Link] |
| Drew Black broken crankshaft 8009 Posts 9/99 | Posted - Jul 29 2008 : 10:28PM Do you have your computer hooked up to the stereo? If so using the line-out or a speaker-level output? [Link] |
| conquistador Deactivated User Hellhamster. 2947 Posts 10/03 | Posted - Jul 29 2008 : 10:34PM It's plugged into the line out. I am beginning to suspect that the problem lies within the cord. I didn't realize at first that the connection might be shitty because of couplings. I'll look for a long RCA cable tomorrow and see if that helps. [Link] |
| ninja1 Senior Member 2939 Posts 1/08 | Posted - Jul 29 2008 : 10:39PM [Link] |
| ninja1 Senior Member 2939 Posts 1/08 | Posted - Jul 29 2008 : 10:42PM [Link] |
| conquistador Deactivated User Hellhamster. 2947 Posts 10/03 | Posted - Jul 29 2008 : 10:56PM If I am not going to use couplings I need a 3.5mm male to stereo RCA cable about 12 feet long. Edited by - conquistador on 7/29/2008 11:01:17 PM [Link] |
| conquistador Deactivated User Hellhamster. 2947 Posts 10/03 | Posted - Jul 29 2008 : 11:07PM I was so excited about using my new CPU that I thoughtlessly set up the fastest thing I could. My connection is computer>6foot male-male 3.5mm stereo cord>female 3.5mm to female RCA>12 foot RCA cable>Back of stereo receiver. Not a very clean connection.  Edited by - conquistador on 7/29/2008 11:10:38 PM [Link] |
| ninja1 Senior Member 2939 Posts 1/08 | Posted - Jul 29 2008 : 11:25PM I think that only a super-discount store will offer unshielded. At Wal-Mart or RadioShack or Sears, everything probably will be shielded, and the package will say so. Generally speaking, the shielded ones are a bit bulkier, but it's really tough to tell visually. But if the one you have came with something you bought like a DVD player, it's probably shielded. If the one you have is something you've had forever, and strikes you as "flimsy", or your remember paying 99cents for it, then it's probably not shielded. [Link] |
| conquistador Deactivated User Hellhamster. 2947 Posts 10/03 | Posted - Jul 29 2008 : 11:28PM Thank you. [Link] |
| RandomPrecision Senior Member Enjoy! 8175 Posts 3/06 | Posted - Jul 30 2008 : 9:34AM Don't fall for the super expensive cables (I'm thinking Monster). In most cases, there are much cheaper cables that are just as good. Edit - By the way. I've had issues with noise I simply couldn't get rid of. I don't know. One of my old computers had terrible noise problems with the onboard sound card. Nothing I did helped. The onboard sound with the computer I have now is actually very clean and sounds nice. I was surprised since you just typically don't expect that. Edited by - randomprecision on 7/30/2008 9:36:19 AM [Link] |
| RandomPrecision Senior Member Enjoy! 8175 Posts 3/06 | Posted - Nov 20 2008 : 2:19PM [Link] |
jayo  All-Star Member 2117 Posts 7/04 | Posted - Nov 20 2008 : 11:35PM [Link] |
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