Post #4548086 · Elektrine

2026-08-26 22:52 UTC

@VD15@pl.valkyrie.world mostly going to be a meme. i've used some bluetooth adapters that were "noisy" because the IEMs have so little resistance that the line noise inside the adaptor gets through. higher ohm headsets don't have the problem because they just resist it. you gotta be doing long runs with clean interfaces for balanced connectors to mean anything.

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@icedquinn@blob.cat 2026-08-26 22:54

@VD15@pl.valkyrie.world as someone who actually owns a small amount of studio gear i can tell you not a single one of those things has a 4.4mm jack. we use 3.5mm, 1/4th, and occasionally XLR.

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@VD15@pl.valkyrie.world 2026-08-26 23:05

@icedquinn@blob.cat I think the first time I ever noticed noise in my setup was when I was tying to get my nintendo switch to passthrough to my PC. I thought it was interference cuz I had like a 2m long unshielded aux cable snaking through the same rat's nest as multiple mains connectors. Turns out the switch's DAC just has some terrible mains hum when in TV mode. I have everything digital now so it's practically a non-issue for me. Low impedance IEMs are nuts, though. If I crank the volume on my amp, I can hear the noise profile of my PC changing when I move the mouse. This is over USB audio btw. No idea how that's happening unless it's some wonkery with whatever audio driver I'm using

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