How To Stop Ground Loop Noise - ifi GND Defender Review

Ground loop noise in audio setups is quite common. It's also extremely annoying. Ground loop noise will typically sound like a low frequency hum or buss, or it could sound like electrical noise from your computer. In some cases you can hear GPU noise, noise from your harddrive and so on.
In this video I'll review the ifi GND defender, which is a relatively cheap device which will effectively remove ground loops from your system. It can be plugged directly into your computer, at the back of monitors, electric guitar amplifiers and so on.
Ground loop noise from speakers, monitors etc is a problem that many music producers and musicians struggle with, because gear and devices will usually be interconnected by signal cables, while at the same time being independently powered. This will induce multiple grounding points in the system, creating the perfect condition for ground loop noise to occur.
Unlike those ground lifts, this doesn't try to filter out the noise after it has occurred, which will often result in reduced low-end. Instead, the GND defender prevents the ground loop from occurring in the first place, taking care of the problem at its source instead, which is the ideal thing to do.
It is also perfectly safe to use. In the case of an actual electrical fault in your system, the safety of the ground will be preserved.
Note that if you use this thedive with studio monitors, you'll ned two devices, one for each monitor. In most cases though, plugging it into the back of your computer will take care of the problem.

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00:00 introduction
00:07 ground loop noise from studio monitors & speakers
00:36 What is ground loop noise?
01:00 What does ground loop noise sound like? (Ground loop noise examples)
01:15 How to fix ground loop noise from audio setups
02:06 Ground loop noise example (firewire audio interface)
04:05 Troubleshooting studio monitor noise

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When all else fails, try the iFi GND defender! It intelligently removes DC ground loops without sacrificing safety. It can be plugged into your computer, studio monitors, guitar amps, and so on.

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[LeGrandLife]

After struggling with a nasty ground loop issue on my Windows desktop computer for nearly a year, I was at my wit's end. No matter how many times I attempted various fixes, nothing seemed to work. That is, until I discovered the GND Defender. Connecting it to my computer's power supply was the game-changer I desperately needed. Finally, the irritating ground loop problem was resolved, and I could enjoy clear, uninterrupted audio without any interference. The GND Defender truly lives up to its name as a defender against ground loop issues, and I highly recommend it to anyone facing similar challenges.

[OGuncleRich]

Been looking for this for so long. Thank you. Bless

[nevalisofficial]

Great for someone who doesn't have two separate outlet, but I simply separate monitors from my PC in two different outlet and have no problem at all...But in case you have only one outlet, this is life saving! ❤️

[Verze_Records]

You have no idea how much I needed this advice 💕💕💕🙏🏻

[vadimmartynyuk]

Great video. Ground loops and pc noise are the most annoying things for me

[brianfromspace]

When i connect my macbook to my monitor through Thunderbolt (this also powers the macbook 65w) I get computer noise over my Yamaha HS5 monitors that are connected to the Antelope Thunderbolt sound card. When I unplug the thunderbolt monitor, the computer sound is gone. Should I plug the GND Defender into my monitor power input to make it go away? Extra note: When instead using HDMI instead of thunderbolt between my macbook and monitor the computer noise is not audible.

[daaamn]

Firewalk, you did it again! Im gonna get me 3 of the big ones and for my Audio interface the usb device :)

I hate noises! Thumps up for this great video 😃😉

[abiggurl]

Sit. You are a GODSEND. tysm for this video!

[canadiancombatwombattherd]

1:14 the hell was that the ground loop eagle?

[Jalmaan]

These GND defenders are a €100 a piece. I highly recommend looking into power conditioners, I have a Furman M-10x E and it genuinely does wonders. No more GPU and grounding hums. Only time it still happens is when I feed audio from my screens (when I am playing on my nintendo switch) to my monitor controller. But since I am not producing then anyhow, it's not as big of a deal.

[Madkay]

But what to do if the problem is only on the headphones? After changing the computer to a new one, I have noise, probably from the motherboard or graphics.
Madkay

[rikkistarrett]

I swear I've been freaking out this last 2 weeks thinking I need to replace my monitor as I'm getting constant noise like this... and then this video randomly appears.

[aaslandYo]

At the audio interface part. Did you still use a GND for the speakers, or just a single one for the PC outlet which also happened to remove the noise coming from the speakers?

[huberttorzewski]

I've just ordered the last GND Defender available in my country lol. Hope it will solve my issues with CLA10a-s. Other studio monitors have like 15-20dB quieter computer noises (you almost can't hear it unless you put an ear directly in front of the woofer or a tweeter )

[quickflik]

For me these things are €110 a piece any other solutions so far?

[aro]

This is also caused by Speakers that aren't magnetically shielded. Thomann for example have a list of speakers that are and you can filter them out on their site. I used the HS7 monitors and got awful noise, switched to the focal alpha 65 Evo and which are magnetically shielded and the noise dissappeared.

[sevchyk]

How do you solve the 50hz (and further 100 hz, 150 hz, 200 hz harmonics) mains hum in the speakers? What device to remove it is applicable to that? Please give a direct model of that device that is known as removing the noise completely (no generalizations, please).

[Justin-ykox]

Only problem with this is its rated for max 10 amps. The bigger your amplifier, the more susceptible it is to noise from a ground loop. Im battling this now, but my amplifier draws 12amps, so this won't work.

[mntra]

I think this is my problem. Currently I'm finding it impossible to play guitar with distortion. I plug it into my scarlett 2i2 and use software amps. The buzz is insane. Really hope this will fix it