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I have a pair of Event TR-8s that are connected to my Powerbook G4 and they emit a very audible hiss (like exagerated tape hiss) when I have something connected to my Powerbook's FireWire ports. As soon as I disconnect the FireWire cable it goes away.

I have an external FireWire HD that hosts some of my sample and audio libraries and need to have connected while I work.

Speakers are connected to computer's 1/8" audio/headphone jack via a 1/8" mini to RCA "Y" cable.

Does anyone know what's going on? Any suggestions and pointers would help. Thanks!

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Calgary Wed, 11/30/2005 - 19:46

Hi, I can't speak to the cause but if you run balanced cables you probably won't get the buzz. Although you might need a different soundcard to do that. I drive my TR-8s out of an afforable Emu 1212m and they sound very respectable.

The only other thing I can think of is that you might have your trim pots cranked. Try setting them to 12 o'clock and see if that helps. :)

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