Has anybody used this with speakers? If so was there any hum (60Hz noise) coming through?
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I hadn't previously used my ALTEC Lansing Orbit iML237 USB speaker on this hub, but plugged it in today and it worked perfectly fine. Great, clear sound. I then plugged that speaker into my preferred hub, the 7 port 'Plugable 7 Port USB 3.0 Hub with 4A Power Adapter' also from Amazon, and it worked perfectly well, too. It costs $10 more but it's noticeably more substantial. In addition, the buttons on the Sabrient created problems for me and I wanted more ports anyway. With either device, there was no hum, static or any other kind of interference in my USB speaker. Hope this helps.
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I not totally sure, but I know if there is humming you have some electrical interference. The cables are possibly too close to the conduit in the walls or some other issue. I've had no problems with my setup, but when I turn my microwave on the sub hums. Not a big deal for me since it's not used much. So it's worth a try, if not return it.
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I purchased this for a classroom that had a 3.5mm audio wall plate to speaker that was humming. It did not resolve that issue. For home components I would get a quality a/c line filter, or even try replacing the a/c outlet with a higher quality one. See PS Audio.
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I'm not sure of the design details but suspect the low power setting has a smoother sine wave output so won't cause "hum" in audio when used to power audio devices. Aybe somebody else as looked into the design in detail.
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I just bought it & have Windows 7. It works fine except it has a hum that I can't get rid of. I've played with the gain button & the mic volume, but it's still there. Any suggestions?
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I use it to record through, and can say I have no evidence of a hum. A hum is usually a sign of a ground loop, so I would suggest trying an decoupler (hum buster) if it persists when connecting your devices.
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Yes this unit is great for live speech or music and despite others saying it has a loud or slight distracting hum, mine has absolutely no hum at all. I replaced the power supply with an old laptop power supply I had laying around the house and the hum went away. The power supply is not bad that comes with the unit, it's just insufficient (not really rated for this unit).
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I had surround sound and two of the 7 speakers hummed when I put the Direct TV HD in "pause." To fix this problem go to the Direct TV remote, setup, settings, audio, and turn "on" dolby digital. Mine was off and caused the hum!
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it solved my humming problem when i used 2 or more components plugged into my receiver. but when i got a more powerful amp i didnt need it. i would try it...you can always return it.
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Thank you! I finally solved the hum problem by plugging the iMic into "Line Out" on my amplifier instead of directly into my turntable. The hum disappeared! Hope you got your hum solved, too.Maria
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My monitors don't have speakers so I don't have a good answer for you. I use a different set of desktop speaks that run off a USB for power and Aux cable for sound.
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Maybe, it depends on what you mean by 'crazy noise'. In my case, I was playing my computer through a receiver/amp and it started off ok but then there was a feedback hum that go louder. I put this between the two (without connecting the other 'curly wires' and it was perfect. For prox $12 why not give it a try, if it fails it might wind up being useful in the future.
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Thanks for your help. This device is certainly very affordable, do you think my desktop speakers sound quality will suffer from running it through this?
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Nothing I tried that and got nothing. .i even bought a y splitter to run 2 sets of speakers and got this loud humming sound!!
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Thank you! I finally solved the hum problem by plugging the iMic into "Line Out" on my amplifier instead of directly into my turntable. The hum disappeared! Hope you got your hum solved, too. Maria
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I don't experience a hiss, but it's common if attaching speakers to internal audio cards due to electrical interference. Some computers are designed to handle this better. Similar to Rob, my MBP does that when attached to an external monitor. My PC has no problem. If you keep experiencing hissing problems and it bothers you, consider a USB sound card.
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I haven't noticed a problem with the sound, and I have all Polk audio in wall and in ceiling speakers...sounds great!