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Succotash78 OP t1_itzrl3y wrote

Reply to comment by kingtutstit in Best $500 I’ve ever spent by Succotash78

I’m using a focusrite Scarlett as a dac just because I already had it. You don’t necessarily need a dac but if you’re plugging into a pc for example there’s a lot of electronic noise on the motherboard dac that an external dac won’t have

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G4PRO t1_iu06i6y wrote

There's really little noise to no nose on a good motherboard, also if you're using a PC prefer the jack port on the Mobo directly and not the one connected on the front

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vancouvermusician t1_iu15y7u wrote

Interesting comment - currently troubleshooting high-frequency ground loop noise between active studio monitors - JDS Labs Atom DAC-AMP combo to PC via USB. About to try ground noise isolator tho would be good to solve at source.

What mobo would solve this? Using ASUS PRIME B660M-A D4. There are ways to mitigate but so far no solve at source.

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G4PRO t1_iu45vqs wrote

From USB since it's digital and not signal I'd say it's a different problem and there shouldn't really be noise, I'm not sure it can come from a faulty power PSU but maybe check it, and your DAC since in the end he's the one converting the signal and probably at fault ? I'm really not sure of anything but I'd say those are you leads. USB is the same protocol on all Mobo, they should all output the same data (varying according to spec like 2, 3.0, 3.1, etc.), So unless you USB port is faulty the Mobo quality won't change the output

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vancouvermusician t1_iu5clbp wrote

Multiple desktop PC systems create very comparable "garble computer noise" with the exception of my laptop for some reason. RCA ground loop isolator solves problem.

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