Astro mixamp picking up radio?! PLZ HELP

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Azurumi Shinji

Azurumi Shinji

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Hello , i recently got a Astro A40 2013 neon yellow system. Love the headset...until i recently started to hear a faint talking in the background that turned out to be a radio channel!

This ruins the headset and im desperate to fix this. I use my headset on a windows 8.1 pc using a usb and optical cable into my pc from my mixamp and volume controller cable for my headset to the mixamp.

Sorry if i missed any details that are important.
 
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mctylr
Unless you are abnormally close to a large broadcast radio transmitter, I would return the headset.

One less common possible cause is that someone nearby (e.g. neighbor) is using a poor quality wireless transmitter, such as for radios, TVs, and iPods and it is splattering its signal and your headphones happen to be close enough to pick it up. Under international regulations, the person transmitting is responsible for stopping the interference, so must stop using it unless they can solve the problem.

Otherwise the best technical solution available is likely to use a small split-core clip-on ferrite bead. Such as
http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/ferrite-clip-on-hem3012-n89ab...
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Azurumi Shinji

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No i can not , everything is controlled on the mixamp and it is not meant to play radio so there is not anything to tune or turn off that effects the radio ( i still tried every button and dial tho )...except the power of course , but i really like the mix amp and payed a good amount for it.
 
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Azurumi Shinji

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Saudi Arabia...killing 5000 people....shooting dead peoples testicles...15 years ago...is what there saying , not sure what radio channel it is yet , i will work on it.,
And i have no idea on figuring out my headset/mixamps channel is...sorry. why do you ask tho? is there a solution if i figure that out?
 
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Ok.yes i think their is a solution my girlfriend has one and it was doing the same thing and i researched it and found what i was looking for. I forgot what it is you have to do but i will work on that
 
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Azurumi Shinji

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Oh man , i was scared that might be it...yea i cant really change rooms. Just because of this i dont reccomend astro gear....but other than that radio thing , there FREAKIN AWESOME. they feel more comfortable than you can imagine most likely and look so cool...sound is good as well...but that radio bug just ruins everything...

Thanks tho.
 
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Unless you are abnormally close to a large broadcast radio transmitter, I would return the headset.

One less common possible cause is that someone nearby (e.g. neighbor) is using a poor quality wireless transmitter, such as for radios, TVs, and iPods and it is splattering its signal and your headphones happen to be close enough to pick it up. Under international regulations, the person transmitting is responsible for stopping the interference, so must stop using it unless they can solve the problem.

Otherwise the best technical solution available is likely to use a small split-core clip-on ferrite bead. Such as
http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/ferrite-clip-on-hem3012-n89ab
http://www.amazon.com/UF-50B-Noise-Suppressor-Ferrite-Filters/dp/B009ENG6TI/ref=pd_sim_e_4?ie=UTF8&refRID=00X069VD28T9V6YSBGFJ

(intended as example and illustration, not an endorsement of those particular models or vendors).

wrap a 3-5 turns of the cord need the headset end through the bead, and hopefully it will filter (or choke) out the RF interference.
 
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