First, let me pre-emptively admit I'm pretty clueless about power issues, impedance etc. Especially considering I briefly worked as a mixing engineer...I pretty much relied on others to get the sound ...

The first test you should perform if you’re having a ground loop hum in your audio feed is to pull out all of your sources. If you still have hum, the noise is coming in through the power. If the hum ...

I'm trying to figure out a way to deal with a ground loop problem I have at home, this is 60hz mains hum that comes out of speakers, even when nothing is connected to the device besides power cable. I ...

Xitel Pty Ltd., a provider of digital audio technology solutions, today announced the release of its Ground Loop Isolator, which is designed specifically to stop the ground loop hum that can result ...

To get a better understanding of this subject, take a look at the AC plugs on some of your audio-video gear, new and old, and on some appliances in your home. You’ll notice that some may have a ...

Few things annoy a broadcast engineer more than a ground loop hum in the signal path. The annoyance level multiplies when swapping out the nearest cable does not solve the problem. What to do?

The ultimate goal of sound and image reproduction is realism — the kind that creates suspension of disbelief in the listener or viewer. And nothing breaks the spell like background buzz during a quiet ...

Sometimes, when you plug an audio line from a desktop computer into a stereo receiver or amplifier, an annoying hum comes through the speakers along with the music. You stop the music and the hum is ...

To maximize the quality of your audio when you’re producing a live event, it’s important to assess your signal carefully all the way through the chain, as I discussed in my May/June 2015 article How ...

If you have connected your computer to your home entertainment system and heard a speaker hum, you may need to get rid of background interference caused by differences in electrical resistance between ...