Do I really need to get out the soldering-iron again?

Re:Do I really need to get out the soldering-iron again? by admax88q on Sunday December 09, 2018 @05:25PM (#18643687)

> I have a pair of powered studio monitors (Mackie MR5), and I completely relate to this problem. Many PCs and phones will emit an audible hissing noise while plugged in. I've tested on a dozen different devices, with integrated and external DACs, five hundred dollar sound cards, massively shielded cables, practically every modern OS you can name, tweaking every audio setting exposed to me. The only devices that work perfectly are (1) my TV output, and (2) every single Apple product.

If almost every device has poor audio quality, maybe its not the device but the headphones that are your problem?

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Re:Do I really need to get out the soldering-iron again? by dextersgenius on Sunday December 09, 2018 @06:09PM (#18643913)

Have you tried using a DAC with a USB noise isolator? I don't get any hiss with my setup:

Neutron Player on Android > USB OTG cable > HiFimeDIY USB noise isolator > HiFimeDIY USB DAC > Beyerdynamic DT880

Although I don't use all that any longer, for convenience sake I just use a wireless Audiotechnica ATH-DSR9BT which supports aptX-HD and produces "good enough" quality with no hissing/noise.

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Re:Do I really need to get out the soldering-iron again? by 013a on Sunday December 09, 2018 @05:53PM (#18643843)

Mackie MR5s are studio monitors, not headphones.

I can plug them into an analog output device and they work perfectly. I'm talking about digital, and the only digital devices that work are a Vizio TV (possibly others, didn't really test against TVs), iPhones, iPads, and Macs.

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Re:Do I really need to get out the soldering-iron again? by armitron on Sunday December 09, 2018 @06:43PM (#18644069)

You should use an external DAC connected to your digital device via optical or spdif connection. Then connect your monitors to your DAC. I bet this solves all your problems.

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Re:Do I really need to get out the soldering-iron again? by codyb on Sunday December 09, 2018 @05:41PM (#18643773)

They also list products that don't do it, so seems like it wouldn't be that.

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