Yes, when PC and speakers are plugged into the same power outlet / power strip, there is noise when they are also connected via audio cable - if they are both grounded. If I lift the ground of the speakers, there is no noise regardless of them and PC being plugged into the same power outlet...

Wow, that's a lot of reading, and it's quite complicated. But thanks, it seems to have a lot of useful information. So lifting pin 1 from a balanced cable won't help with the noise if the DAC has unbalanced outputs? Oh, ok. I did that and all the noise was gone. In my previous post I covered...

Yes, I actually never thought that I could get any noise rejection from an outbalanced output from the driving device if the receiving end would have only unbalanced inpouts. I just thought that I have to use a XLR and TRS 1/4" cables, so I assumed I can't unbalanced outputs in the setup. And...

Oh yes, I guess You are right, they are most probably balanced then. I was trying to find in google if the outputs in this AI are balanced or not, but I never thought about finding a manual for them. Thank You. :)

I assumed that if the outputs are 1/4" then they are automatically balanced, but I guess it's not always the case. But yes, my speakers do have balanced inputs - they are KRK RP5 G3. So I guess it doesn't matter if the outputs in the Behringer U-Phoria UMC202HD are balanced or unblanced. It's...

I am pretty sure that Behringer U-Phoria UMC202HD has balanced inputs and outputs. I need balanced outputs because I have a ground loop problem. I plan on resolving it by lifting the ground from an audio cable (cutting pin 1 wire inside the cable) that will run from the external DAC to the...

Adi-2 Pro would be perfect, but it's too pricy for me. It costs more than my whole PC + active speakers of my choice all together, haha. I think I'll buy Behringer U-Phoria UMC202HD for start, since all cheaper external DACs I've seen came with unbalanced outputs only. Thanks for help, guys. :)

Yes, I am actually looking for a DAC, but I need ballanced outputs. I couldn't find a DAC with that, so I thought about audio interfaces. Yeah, I already tried Equalizer APO and it's great. It works on my current onboard DAC, which is a Realtek one and from what You are saying it will work...

Sorry to bring an old thread to life but I have the same questuion: do external DACs come with software that enables EQing? Right now I have an onboard dac in my PC that has an EQ option and I know most PC audio cards come with a software that enables EQ. I wonder if audio interfaces like...

I want to try out KRK Rokit 5 G3 if they do not have same amount of hiss as the Presonus Eris E5. I already asked if they could check that in the store from which I ordered the E5's. The problem is that I think even if they will not hiss, I will probably experiance that PC noise if I'll connect...

So You get noise from monitors when You plug them into different power outlets, and You do not get noise when they are plugged into the same one as the PC etc? The other way around from what I experience? The problem is I would like to be able to connect them to the same power outlet, becasue...

I only heard PC noise in monitors, when they were plugged into the same power outlet as the PC. When the monitors and PC were plugged into different power outlets I did not hear any PC noise, regardless of them connected by RCA cables straight into the motherboard's headphone output by 3,5mm...

Ok, so in best possible scenario, if I'd want to power everything from same power outlet, I'd have to buy studio monitors that do not hiss and that "USB to SPDIF" converter? So it would look like this: PC (mobo or dedicated internal soundcard) -> USB to SPDIF converter -> studio monitors? And as...

theveterans, thank You very much. So the hiss is basically due to faulty build of Eris E5's. I'll send them back. So I'm back to square one... I'm not sure if I should try out other active studio monitors? The problem is I really want them to be front ported, so there are not many options out...

Ok, so I tried out both sets of my speakers: Creative M2600 and Presonus Eris E5. I connected both of them into my audio interface and I compared the sound. After changing some options in the back of E5s they do sound better and more enjoyable. There is one problem though - noise coming from E5s...