[TyTB]

Hey all,
 
For Christmas, I got the Creative X-Fi Titanium Fatality Champion series sound blaster for my computer: http://us.store.creative.com/Creative-Sound-Blaster-XFi-Titanium-Fatal1ty/M/B001BDPLJA.htm
 
While the speaker sound quality has increased, headphones are basically un-usable. Whenever the volume is turned up very high on the speakers, even if no music is playing, and whenever I'm listening through headphones, regardless of the volume, there is a audible high-pitched squeal that sounds almost exactly like someone doing electronic morse code from the cold war. It just Beep be-beep beep beeeeeep beeeeeep beep beep etc... I can't stand wearing the headphones because my ears end up ringing after only a few minutes if there's no loud music playing through the phones. 
 
I'm wondering if anyone here knows why this is happening and can help. 
 
Any advice is welcome, thank you for your time.

 

[stv014]

This sounds like an interference or ground loop problem. Are you using the front panel headphone jack on your computer ? What happens if you disconnect the speakers, and try the headphones directly from the card (not using the front panel) ?

 

[TyTB]

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This sounds like an interference or ground loop problem. Are you using the front panel headphone jack on your computer ? What happens if you disconnect the speakers, and try the headphones directly from the card (not using the front panel) ?

I tried a few times, and it seems that the hissing disappears when i attach them directly to the sound card. I've also noticed that I can hear whenever the computer does something. Like i can actually HEAR the sound of the mouse wheel scrolling. And I know it's not the real-life sound that im hearing, because it increases when i turn the volume up. So what's causing this? Electromagnetic interferance? 

 

[PurpleAngel]

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Hey all,
 
For Christmas, I got the Creative X-Fi Titanium Fatality Champion series sound blaster for my computer: http://us.store.creative.com/Creative-Sound-Blaster-XFi-Titanium-Fatal1ty/M/B001BDPLJA.htm
 
While the speaker sound quality has increased, headphones are basically un-usable. Whenever the volume is turned up very high on the speakers, even if no music is playing, and whenever I'm listening through headphones, regardless of the volume, there is a audible high-pitched squeal that sounds almost exactly like someone doing electronic morse code from the cold war. It just Beep be-beep beep beeeeeep beeeeeep beep beep etc... I can't stand wearing the headphones because my ears end up ringing after only a few minutes if there's no loud music playing through the phones. 
 
I'm wondering if anyone here knows why this is happening and can help. 
 
Any advice is welcome, thank you for your time.

Not sure if this helps.(but usually a good idea anyway).
Have you turned of on-board sound the in bios?
Delete on-board sound software?

 

[TyTB]

I've tried turning off the on-board sound, but the problem persists =l

 

[NamelessPFG]

Did you try moving the card to a different slot? That usually helps sort out problems with sound cards that don't get fixed regardless of how many driver or OS reinstalls you do.

 

[TyTB]

Il have to check to see if my Mobo has an extra PCI-E slot available, cause im pretty sure they're all filled, but Il check and post back, thanks.