Sound System

[Cessation]

I have my entertainment system connected through my computer using a cable that goes from the standard speaker output jack to RCA cables, however it creates a lot of interference. Does anyone know how to keep this interference down?

 

[silversurfer]

Are you using coax cables?

 

[Cessation]

No, I am using a cable from radioshack that goes from the standard output on my soundcard to rca cables. It leads into the back of my philips sound system.

 

[GameGURU]

You might have some wrong settings on, check in the software for the correct settings, fix them if necessary.

 

[Raekwon]

what kind of interference? is it a low humming?

 

[silversurfer]

What's the length of the non-coax cable? Or as what Raekwon said, if it is a low humming you might have a ground-problem.

 

[ekÆsine]

I think he's using 1/8" mini-audio connector to RCA cable. The humming sounds like a ground issue to me too.

 

[Cessation]

how would i fix a ground issue?

 

[silversurfer]

use a coax cable from front to end, that should solve it most of the times. If that doesn't help, you have to make a ground connection from the transmitting device (e.g the soundcard) to the PC-case. I don't know how to do that, never had such a problem, but others might know.

 

[Cessation]

how do i hook a coax cable to my soundcard?