Quote: alright, thanks for the help =) I guess i'll just get 2 trs cables first to see if it works alright  

I'm going to get this audio interface http://www.tcelectronic.com/desktopkonnekt6.asp and i'm going to hook it up to my yamaha hs50m's, and i was wondering if i need 2 trs cables, 2 ts cables, or one of each...   thanks for the help =)

Quote: haha, yeah, i already spent 400 on the monitors >:)

well i ordered this http://www.amazon.com/GROUND-LOOP-ISOLATOR-3-5-APPLICATIONS/dp/B001EAQTRI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1303442294&sr=8-1 from amazon and it got rid of the noise, so i guess i owe a BIG THANKS to the guys who helped me out =) THANKS  

i ordered one a few days ago, and it should arrive today, i'll tell you guys if it helps or not  

are there any with plain old stereo cables that you've tried?  

does anyone have a gli to recommend that they've tried? i see a lot of mixed reviews on amazon >.>  

haha i love your afterlife example, it truely helped =P  i guess i'll just buy one of those ground loop isolators to test it out...  

i don't think i have anything like a two pin power cable that connects to these speakers... any other way i can try out the theory?  Oh and can someone explain all this ground stuff to me? i haven't got a clue what you guys are talking about =P      

oh.... i'll see if i have any power cables like that  

can you explain what you mean by "without ground connected"? you lost me there =P  

like i said in the beginning, if i plug it into  my ipod there's none of that awful sound.   and keep in mind that with ferrite beads on both ends of the cable, about 1/3 of that sound is gone, but it's still enough to annoy the crud out of me =P   would something like this work...

by the way, i still get the noise when i plug it into the onboard sound or thru the front panel

Quote: does a DAC get rid of this sound?  

is there any way to know for sure if that's the problem?  I just wanna be certain before i go spend more cash =P    

Quote: heh, sorry it's so much trouble =P   no i dont have a phone in this room

Quote: sorry for the slow replies, kinda busy =P.  I tried earbuds, but no sound, but as for your first question, you're right.   just tried muting all my inputs (mic etc. and disabled them) and there's still the noise.   edit: but without the ferrite beads, the sound is much...

ok, it seems there's some confusion... hs50m isn't a headphone, it's a speaker (studio monitor speaker).  As for the noise, i'm aware that the speakers make noise when there are no inputs, but the second i plug in the stereo connector to my soundcard, there's a high pitched noise.  No noise when...

ok, ill run prime95 tmrw to stress the cpu btw, i dont hear white noise thru my ath m50s edit: ok i tried stressing my gpu (4770) with heaven benchmark and my cpu (i7 920) with prime95 without the ferrite beads, but i still go the noise. So does this mean that it's something to do with the cable?

i moved it up to the next pci slot, but there's still noise... i don't really want to try the electrical tape method, since i haven't got a clue how to apply it.  

ok, i'll try it later tonight when i have time =) edit: maybe tmrw =(  would the next pci slot up be enough?

well the onboard sound still gives me the noise, so i'm not so sure it's the psu's fault  

it's a desktop with a dedicated card (HT Omega Striker 7.1)  i'll upload the pics in a sec   inside the case, cable goes to front panel header with headphone/mic ports   back of the sound card, stereo extension with ferrite bead towards the end     End of stereo extension...

how would i know how to ground/shield anything, i've never had any experience with this kinda stuff before  

i'm currently using this cable to my monitors http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Hosa+Technology+-+3.5mm+TRS+-to-1/4%22+TS+Cable/8566125.p?id=1208561872555&skuId=8566125&st=hosa%20stereo%20trs%20ts%20cable&cp=1&lp=1 and  some  plain old stereo extension cable with 2 ferrite clamps on each end.  Can...