Speaker Hum on my Quad 12L Active's


I have a simple set up in my home office and up until recently things have been fine, but recently my Quad's have developed this hum. They hum when I'm not playing any music, plus I test them and they hum when the RCA cables are connected to the speakers, but not to anything else. Not sure what that means.

I usually play music from my computer wirelessly to my Airport Express and then go from there with RCA's to my active speakers. Any thoughts?

Also, I've checked around the forums for this topic and none of the previous questions seemed to fit my situation. Would appreciate any expertise here.
bdogsquad

Showing 2 responses by samujohn

Are the power cords plugged into the same circuit? To test, use an extension cord and plug them into the same outlet.
My 12L's never hummed as long as I used them with my stereo which was all located at the same end of the room. When I tried them in home theater plugged
in to the opposite end of the room from my receiver, they hummed loudly. I assumed it was because I had created a ground loop.
Hifitime offers a good suggestion. Try your inputs one at a time to try and find the loop.