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Faint crackling static in KRK Monitors
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<blockquote data-quote="Adric" data-source="post: 1418596" data-attributes="member: 245480"><p>Sounds like electromagnetic or radio frequency interference.</p><p></p><p>The good news: your equipment is not defective.</p><p></p><p>The bad news: EM and RF interference is very hard to get rid of.</p><p></p><p>When in close proximity (within a few feet), certain cell phones and other various electronics can cause it when they pull data from the network. If this is the culprit, then you will hear feint pops and hums from time to time (but not all the time).</p><p></p><p>More than likely it is being caused by bad or just old electrical wiring somewhere in your house. You have a few options in this case (neither of which you'll like unfortunately): you can get an electrician to come out and inspect the building focusing first on the room your equipment is in then going from there. The other option is to purchase a power regulator which will "clean" the power going into your equipment. Power regulators aren't cheap though, usually starting at $350. Also try going around your room and unplugging things one by one (including your laptop if it has a charge in the battery). Sometimes bad or just cheap electrical appliances can cause it too.</p><p></p><p></p><p>The other culprit, radio frequency interference is even more difficult to get rid of because it can be caused by things that are out of your control. If you live near industrial areas or even worse, an airport, then you are out of luck unless you want to spend oogles of money shielding your house from radio frequency waves.</p><p></p><p>If you're connecting your monitors via RCA cables then try purchasing some shielded cables to see if that helps. If you're connecting via XLR or 1/4 jack connections then refer to the above advice I just mentioned in the last few paragraphs as they are balanced connections and aren't succeptable to interference to begin with.</p><p></p><p>Good luck! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>P.S. Rokit 5's are great monitors for the $$$! That's what I use at home. Good choice on those.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Adric, post: 1418596, member: 245480"] Sounds like electromagnetic or radio frequency interference. The good news: your equipment is not defective. The bad news: EM and RF interference is very hard to get rid of. When in close proximity (within a few feet), certain cell phones and other various electronics can cause it when they pull data from the network. If this is the culprit, then you will hear feint pops and hums from time to time (but not all the time). More than likely it is being caused by bad or just old electrical wiring somewhere in your house. You have a few options in this case (neither of which you'll like unfortunately): you can get an electrician to come out and inspect the building focusing first on the room your equipment is in then going from there. The other option is to purchase a power regulator which will "clean" the power going into your equipment. Power regulators aren't cheap though, usually starting at $350. Also try going around your room and unplugging things one by one (including your laptop if it has a charge in the battery). Sometimes bad or just cheap electrical appliances can cause it too. The other culprit, radio frequency interference is even more difficult to get rid of because it can be caused by things that are out of your control. If you live near industrial areas or even worse, an airport, then you are out of luck unless you want to spend oogles of money shielding your house from radio frequency waves. If you're connecting your monitors via RCA cables then try purchasing some shielded cables to see if that helps. If you're connecting via XLR or 1/4 jack connections then refer to the above advice I just mentioned in the last few paragraphs as they are balanced connections and aren't succeptable to interference to begin with. Good luck! :) P.S. Rokit 5's are great monitors for the $$$! That's what I use at home. Good choice on those. [/QUOTE]
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