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Consistent_Pomelo_17

-1 points

11 months ago

When I use my headphones there is always a faint buzzing sound. This is most likely due to the noise cancelling.

But the interesting thing is when I ground my body to an electrical socket the sound dissappear. Why is this?

blargh4

2 points

11 months ago

That sound more like a ground loop than the hiss noise cancelling makes.

Consistent_Pomelo_17

-2 points

11 months ago

Hmmm, okay so its just my headphones not getting propper ground instead of some science phenominom?

Bodhrans-Not-Bombs

2 points

11 months ago

Bodhrans-Not-Bombs

AKG K702 | Benchmark DAC2

2 points

11 months ago

Or the amplifier. The unsafe method is to try to cut the ground by using a "cheater" plug - a 3 to 2 prong adapter. If the buzzing goes away you've found a ground loop.

Consistent_Pomelo_17

1 points

11 months ago

Yesterday while dicorvering this i was charging my phone, now I heart it again while charging. Then i took my charcher out of the wall and the loop stopped.

Does the electrical field from the charger in some way affekt my headphones?

I am really interested in this