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    Static from earphone jack

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Altair4, Jul 24, 2012.

  1. Altair4

    Altair4 Notebook Consultant

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    When I plug in my TripleFi 10s into the r4 earphone jack I hear this noticeable buzzing static noise. Also I experience a lot more sibilance (the "s" sound is a lot more pronounced) when using my TF10s with the R4 compared to my phone or old laptop (Gateway P7811FX). What could be the issue? As far as I'm aware the Recon3Di is supposed to be a pretty good sound card?

    (Happens both on AC and battery power)
     
    Altair4, Jul 24, 2012
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    aznpos531 Notebook Evangelist

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    Does it happen with other earphones?
     
    aznpos531, Jul 24, 2012
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    No, i have a feeling it's related to the impedance of the TF10s, although I'm not entirely sure or how to fix it exactly...
     
    Altair4, Jul 25, 2012
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    What is the rated impedance of your earphones? I've been using a pair of Sony MDR-V900HD's with an impedance of 24 ohms without and issues. Not sure if it's because of the new card in the R4 though.
     
    aznpos531, Jul 25, 2012
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    32 ohms, 1 kHz I believe.
     
    Altair4, Jul 25, 2012
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    I'm not familiar enough with earphones to say for sure that's the cause but 32 ohms is pretty up there! I would think that higher impedance would lead to low volume rather than static but like I said, I'm not an expert in this aspect.
     
    aznpos531, Jul 25, 2012
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    My R4 has the same issue here when I plug in Sennheiser IE 8 with 16 ohms impedance. Is it because of the sound card? Because with R3 I never heard the static noise.
     
    ding_0272, Jul 25, 2012
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    That's interesting. I don't get any static on my R3. Do you guys get static with external speakers and/or the built-in speakers?
     
    aznpos531, Jul 25, 2012
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    No, speakers work fine...
     
    Altair4, Jul 26, 2012
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    As far as I can remember, the same static issue occured with Creative usb external sound card. I am wondering if the sound card in R4 is meant for high impedance earphone?
     
    ding_0272, Jul 26, 2012
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    I also had some issues with my Turtle Beach X12s and my M17x R4 but they seem to be resolved by a restart and changing the USB port which was powering the headphones.
     
    Eddie12390, Jul 26, 2012
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