Noise from speakers

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I decided to reorganize my work space and moved my CPU, printer and speakers around 3-4 feet. Now I get intermittent noise from speakers. My system is a Win 10 Pro 64 bit, Intel Core i5-3570 3.4GHz, 8GB RAM , ATI FirePro V4800 GPU, Realtec HD Audio. Any solution?
 
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could possibly be EMI or ground loop.

electromagnetic interference could certainly be caused intermittently by a high powered device. it could be that you placed your speakers near a router, wifi repeater, cellphone, motor or other such device. do check. also, you could try running the speakers with all devices off (from a portable player) to check and slowly turn on devices until you get noise.

as for ground loop, here is a simple explanation http://www.ccisolutions.com/StoreFront/category/eliminate-ground-loop-hum
please note if you changed how you have things plugged in to the wall outlets or power strips. if you cannot eliminate the noise from proper grounding they do make ground loop isolators. generally this is a steady...
could possibly be EMI or ground loop.

electromagnetic interference could certainly be caused intermittently by a high powered device. it could be that you placed your speakers near a router, wifi repeater, cellphone, motor or other such device. do check. also, you could try running the speakers with all devices off (from a portable player) to check and slowly turn on devices until you get noise.

as for ground loop, here is a simple explanation http://www.ccisolutions.com/StoreFront/category/eliminate-ground-loop-hum
please note if you changed how you have things plugged in to the wall outlets or power strips. if you cannot eliminate the noise from proper grounding they do make ground loop isolators. generally this is a steady background noise not intermittent though so i'm thinking your issue is likely the other.

as a side note, check your connector and port as well. it could possibly be a loose 3.5mm connection which makes a noise if it gets jostled. testing with headphones, another device with the speakers, with the rear and front audio jacks and tapping or jostling the cable a bit are sufficient checks.
 
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