Behringer U-Phoria UMC202HD as a DAC

[solderdude]

Sounds like a groudloop.
It should be completely noise free.

Try it on another source.

 

[Spinkicked]

Unfortunately, I have no other sources that I can use it with.

How can I get rid of that problem?

 

[solderdude]

You need to find out where it comes from.

Can you connect the Motu to a phone ?

 

[Spinkicked]

I have an RCA to 3 mm adapter. Would that work?

 

[Spinkicked]

You need to find out where it comes from.

Can you connect the Motu to a phone ?

I have reconnected everything back together and somehow there is no static noise anymore. I don't know why.

 

[solderdude]

when it works.. it works

 

[Spinkicked]

when it works.. it works

And then it stops working again. After a while it starts the same static noise. It actually makes a huge difference when I move the headphone cable. Whenenever I move the cable the noise decreases or increases depending on where I move it.

 

[solderdude]

Does this also happen when the amp is not connected to anything else ?

 

[Spinkicked]

Does this also happen when the amp is not connected to anything else ?

You mean when just the headphone is connected to audio interface? No, it doesn't. It is strange. I am gonna return it, I guess. Just the Motu doesn't give the that sweet power as much as Schiit does but it still does the job just fine. And honestly, I couldn't really feel a quality increase in the sound, just the quantity.

 

[solderdude]

Yes, the only difference would be how loud it plays.
The noise is weird. Could be something in the Heresy doing this.