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Esilian Author

Level 1

5 points

Static noise coming from Headphones when using Macbook Pro charger

I bought a new Magsafe Charger (85W) for my macbook and i noticed that when the charger is pluged into the macbook pro, there is a lot of static noise when using headphones. If i remove the headphones the static noise goes away and doesnt happen with the macbook's own speakers. Also if continue to use headphones and i disconnect the charger from the macbook pro, the static noise goes away again. Ive tried using different headphones, the problem continues, and ive tried using my old charger and it works perfect without any static noise, so it seems the new charger is the reason behind it.

Im using a mid 2009 macbook pro, which came with the t-style connector for its charger. the new charger that i bought is l-type connector. is the static noise down to the updated version of the charger, would it just continue if i exchanged it and would have to try to find an old t-style charger as it came with the macbook pro? Or is there something i can do to the macbook i have now that would solve the static noise issue?

MacBook Pro, OS X Mavericks (10.9)

Posted on Nov 2, 2013 8:02 AM

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wrbailey

Level 1

14 points

Posted on Feb 18, 2014 10:07 AM

I did a lot of searching and found one suggested solution online (it didn't fix it completely based off their instruction) which allowed me to eliminate the static about 99%.

If you go to Applications>Utlities>Audio MIDI Setup

I was able to mess around with the settings for the headphones and it made the static mostly go away.

I chose "Format - 96kHz" and 2Ch-20 bit Integer. That's the best one for me. When a track gets REALLY quite, I can still sometimes hear a moment of static, but it is MUCH better than it was.

I am not sure on the technical side, for those you edit audio and video, what kind of quality this may eliminate, but for me, I just listen to iTunes and videos on ESPN, it is much more enjoyable now.

Mess around with the different combinations for you (and your specific headphones) and hopefully you'll find an optimal setting.

I hope this helps some people. Felt like I was listening to a mix tape from the 80s with the static.

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Apr 22, 2017 11:13 PM in response to wrbailey

Thank you sooo much! I've been bugged by this issue for quite a while and it sorted things out immediately. Very grateful.

May 29, 2017 8:40 PM in response to wrbailey

Oh my god!!! Thank you so much!! i never thought that could go away.

Jun 15, 2017 11:43 PM in response to DReyRose

Thank you, your was the best solution. Awesome.

Static noise coming from Headphones when using Macbook Pro charger