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Update: I found a working solution, and the noise is now kept at a very small minimum, which is just barely audible. I tried some kind of self-isolating extension cord first, which would have been the easiest solution. But as it turned out that had no impact at all. Then I tried an isolator...

Tried the most simple setup, and I still get that noise: power strip to to single outlet (a third one, not either one of the two before) power cable (dark blue) from power strip to monitor power cable (dark blue) from power strip to speakers audio cable (light blue) from speakers to monitor...

What you are hearing is described in this image: View: https://i.imgur.com/4WsWrPT.png About 5 seconds of the problematic noise, followed by me unplugging the jack from the monitor, followed by 3.5 seconds of ambient hum, followed by crackles as I plugg the audio cable into the monitor...

I have one recording of the sound. This is: "Speakers on, low volume -> unplugged from monitor (you can hear just a low hum coming from outside) -> plugged in again" View: https://soundcloud.com/user-888253327/noise-unplugged-pluggedin I will also try to use the completely separate outlets...

Thanks for the quick answer. As far as I understand it, an audio ground loop can only occur when using different outlets. The noise also happens when everything is plugged into the same one. As for monitor #2 video cable, I should maybe have left the first monitor part out of my description...

Setup: - plugged into a single outlet via a power strip are: - 1 PC - monitor #1, connected to that PC - monitor #2, NOT connected to PC in any way (other than sharing a power outlet) - 2 speakers (sharing one power cable and audio cable) When the speakers are connected to the audio...