Noise coming from subwoofers and centre channel


Hi,

I have a noise/hum in my subwoofers and only one speaker, the center.

When listening music only, the noise is really low but when watching a movie with the projector and madvr processor, the noise become louder.

 

Someone have an idea, something common?

Thanks in advance for any help.

vampat

Good evening, Nice testing evening!

1-I installed a 3 two 2 pong on the AVR: no change :-(

2- I added another adapter to the Hegel external amplifier: it really doesn't like the socket, very loud buzz :-(

3-I remove the Hegel one and put it on my Madvr Envy processor: I was starting to get discouraged, I put my ears on the central channel and my subwoofers, I still hear a slight buzz and crackling but I would say 70% less loud ... :-)

4- I say to myself, I'm going to add one to my JVC NZ9 to see.... and yes there is NO MORE NOISE!!!!!!!

Does it exist another solution that would have the same result as this electrical outlet? I find it strange to connect a small piece of plastic to a fairly high-end cable. In addition, is this a risk for my projector and processor? Can performance be affected? it is still 2 products worth 45K.....

IFI GND defender?

Thanks again for your good advice, I really appreciate it, thank you all

It is risky to use a cheater plug.  The correct answer here is you want an HDMI isolator, and one way to achieve this isolation is to use HDMI to Ethernet converters...

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PS - I did find direct HDMI to optical isolators at around $750 a pair, so the options above are a lot cheaper.

Also, double check you don't also have a coaxial cable coming in somewhere, those are often hum sources, and relatively easy to fix.

yes, in fact, there is an unconnected coaxial cable, which was used by a former TV provider several years ago. Do you think there may still be signal even though I haven't been with this provider for years and have never had a ground problem in 10 years?

OP: The coax only matters if it’s plugged into a device in your rack and can create a new ground path. Coaxial ground loop eliminators are cheap and plentiful. Honestly everyone should use them just in case.

Having an antenna or cable TV cable grounded outside your home by a grounding block is code,and not by itself a problem. The problem is when that cable is connected inside to a set top box and that set top box is connected to your stereo. The outer shield in the coax now creates a very long and separate ground path.

By the way, we don’t have the same issues with Ethernet because Ethernet is inherently isolated. Mostly. For this reason we don’t have ground loops when your cable Internet is connected to devices inside via Ethernet.

PS - If the coax isn't used, make sure it's disconnected outside.  Even though there may be no equipment at the provider side that long coax can function as an antenna and bring in lightning surges into the home.  Leave the grounding block in place.