tabulius
Active Member
I've had some issues with high pitched electrical noise and hum-like interference coming out of my speakers (Amphion One 18s) awhile now and when I upgraded the video card and a new 4k tv the problem was even more evident.
I thought this was an issue about power connections but a bit googling around it is a motherboard's USB connection problem. And what I found that this is actually quite common problem and we should be really careful what motherboards we are going to buy if we are using USB audio interfaces. The problem is that all the electric noise and coil-whine is transferred thru badly shielded USB-ports and that goes into audio card.
Luckily I don't necessarily have to buy a new MB to fix this. I found a possible fix from Youtube and went ahead and ordered a USB isolator called Hifime. Youtube Link
I did buy a high speed version that should work well with all audio interfaces, including with my RME Fireface UC. So if anyone has similar problems, this is the reason and there is a fix. I'll report back when I have tried the USB-thingy out. Anyone else tried a similar solution?
I thought this was an issue about power connections but a bit googling around it is a motherboard's USB connection problem. And what I found that this is actually quite common problem and we should be really careful what motherboards we are going to buy if we are using USB audio interfaces. The problem is that all the electric noise and coil-whine is transferred thru badly shielded USB-ports and that goes into audio card.
Luckily I don't necessarily have to buy a new MB to fix this. I found a possible fix from Youtube and went ahead and ordered a USB isolator called Hifime. Youtube Link
I did buy a high speed version that should work well with all audio interfaces, including with my RME Fireface UC. So if anyone has similar problems, this is the reason and there is a fix. I'll report back when I have tried the USB-thingy out. Anyone else tried a similar solution?