It's safest to plug the equipment all into the same circuit. On Thu, 20 Feb 2003 20:01:18 +0100 Frank Barknecht <fbar@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > Hi Steve, > Steve Harris hat gesagt: // Steve Harris wrote: > > > Yup, I've had ground loops on my dell when connecting to a > projector > > and a mixer. Put a DI box between the laptop and amp or unplug > from > > the mains :) > > Seems I'm bitten really really hard by this ground loop problem, so > hard that I > a) am desperate and > b) might need to return the box and shell out 100 EUR more for > a Quattro. But I'm not sure, if I get the ground loop again... > > So I'd like to try a direct input box at first. Can you recommend a > device? Normally I only connect to my hifi amp, so cinch-cinch > connections would be fine. I did a bit of googling and found, that > passive DI boxes are the way to go in my situation. Or the Monacor > FGA-40, which is simply a cinch-cinch cable with a heavy ground > filter > in the middle and is around 20 EUR. > > OTOH, this one: http://www.interspaceind.co.uk/pcaudiobb.php, is > way > too expensive... > -- > Frank Barknecht _ > ______footils.org__ > > ________________________________________________________________ Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today Only $9.95 per month! Visit www.juno.com
