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background noise (static?) on the 3808
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I sometime connect my laptop to the receiver using an rca/3.5mm jack (connected to cd input on the receiver and the headphone jack on the laptop) and there is always really bad static noise coming from the speakers when not playing any audio. it also affects the sound of whatever audio I am playing on the laptop(music/movie.
Any ideas? Thanks
- Majik
Epic 80 system Ep 800 Denon 3808 Optoma HD20 PS3 vp180 extra QS8s (to come soon)
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Re: background noise (static?) on the 3808
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I had that problem with my old Gateway laptop. I unplugged it and ran off the battery and things improved. My HP doesn't seem to have the problem. Not sure if there is a fix when running off the AC line. Maybe try another input on the Denon.
M80's(2), VP150, QS8's(2), M3's(4)
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Re: background noise (static?) on the 3808
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I agree, I think your problem is your onboard sound card. I would recommend picking up and outboard soundcard, the quality differences are huge. I realized this when I was checking my onboard cards with REW and then purchased an outboard card and checked it, the stock boards had terrible readings, mostly just 70hz up to about 3000hz. the Creative Labs external card I bought has a flat response from 0 to 25000hz.
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Re: background noise (static?) on the 3808
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thanks guys i'll try it out
- Majik
Epic 80 system Ep 800 Denon 3808 Optoma HD20 PS3 vp180 extra QS8s (to come soon)
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If possible get an external sound card which has a TOS-link connector, that way you can make a digital connection to the receiver--that'll transmit no noise.
Pioneer PDP-5020FD, Marantz SR6011 Axiom M5HP, VP160HP, QS8 Sony PS4, surround backs -Chris
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Re: background noise (static?) on the 3808
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Maj, another option for bypassing the noisy internal computer electronics and taking the clean digital output from the USB port is to use a device such as the Xitel MP3 Streamer (about $40),formerly called the HiFi Link. It converts the output to analog and feeds it into unused inputs on the receiver. I've used the HiFi Link for several years with good results to listen to streaming internet music stations.
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