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Monitors making white noise

Post by antics » Wed Sep 01, 2010 7:40 pm

Got some KRK Rokit G2 8s about 2/3 months ago, and they are now making white noise, its not loud compared to a normal producing volume, but its audible when nothing else is on.

Is this meant to happen? Still got a warrenty, don't remember if this was always the case...
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Re: Monitors making white noise

Post by mickledan » Wed Sep 01, 2010 7:54 pm

see if they do it unplugged (audio not mains :P )
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Re: Monitors making white noise

Post by DZA » Wed Sep 01, 2010 7:56 pm

Its more than likely to do with your cables
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Re: Monitors making white noise

Post by press » Wed Sep 01, 2010 9:52 pm

ground loop hum? might need a ground loop isolator.
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Re: Monitors making white noise

Post by Kochari » Fri Sep 03, 2010 11:21 am

press wrote:ground loop hum? might need a ground loop isolator.
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Re: Monitors making white noise

Post by antics dub » Sun Sep 05, 2010 4:15 am

Are the cables balanced or un-balanced? I had the same problem. I was using 1/4 in to 1/4 cables then I switched to balanced xlr and it went away.
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Re: Monitors making white noise

Post by SunkLo » Sun Sep 05, 2010 5:25 am

Are they in demo mode? I know some plugin trials will periodically emit white noise.


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Re: Monitors making white noise

Post by antics » Sun Sep 05, 2010 10:25 am

Didn't realise people would keep replying :), points go to DZA and mickledan, it goes away when i unplug the cables. I am using 1/4' to 1.4', its not too bad for the minute so i don't think ill buy new cables...
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Re: Monitors making white noise

Post by deadly_habit » Sun Sep 05, 2010 10:57 am

are you using balanced or unbalanced cables (TS vs TRS) if TS invest in some TRS unless your audio interface doesn't have balanced outs
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Re: Monitors making white noise

Post by antics » Sun Sep 05, 2010 11:48 am

I've got TRS cables going from an Audio Kontrol 1 into balanced inputs on the back of the monitors.
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Re: Monitors making white noise

Post by deadly_habit » Sun Sep 05, 2010 11:54 am

weird
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