• pumin
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Topic: Loud pop over headphone when powering on my PC

Hello.

I use HDSPe AIO, and leave headphone plugged in.  There is a loud pop over headphone when powering on my PC.  It seems like there is electricity (DC) leaked in.   Will this harm my expensive headphone in the long run?  What can I do to prevent this beside unplugging my headphone every time I turn on my PC.

Best,
-Pumin

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Re: Loud pop over headphone when powering on my PC

It will not harm your headphones, and there is indeed nothing you can do except unplugging.

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Matthias Carstens
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  • JRM
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Re: Loud pop over headphone when powering on my PC

Normal, just lower the volume down to  zero or unplug the headphones on bootup.

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Re: Loud pop over headphone when powering on my PC

I am also having this issue, with the HDSP 9632. The pop is very loud and I am worrying that it will affect the headphones. It still happens when I mute the phones via Hammerfall's control panel. I could unplug the headphones everytime, but it's a little tiring since they connect to the back of a PC tower, among other cables..!

It doesn't happen if I connect the headphones to the computer's motherboard headphone output, so it seems to be related to the RME card.

Any ideas?