Noisy Connection

[gnarled]

I'm using a Gadget Labs Wave 8/24 and I want to listen to a stereo mix by plugging my head phones into the break out box. To do this, I bought a little Hosa Y-splitter that goes from female stereo 1/4" to dual mono 1/4", plug it into outputs 1 and 2 and send the signal to this pair. The problem is that I get a lot of weird noise in signal and when I twist the cables it changes. When I unplug either one of the two mono plugs, the noise goes away. Sounds like phase interference to me, maybe caused by bad shielding on the splitter. Any suggestions? Thanks.

 

[dachay2tnr]

I'm no expert on this, so take it for what it's worth...

The output from your sound card is a line level signal, and I don't think headphones are designed to accept a line level signal.

I generally run the outputs of my soundcard back to my mixer, and plug the headphones into the mixer headphone jacks. Works fine that way.