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		LoganDark on Jan 16, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: He spent his life building a $1M stereo If noise gets into the pre-amplified signal then it won't matter which wire you use to connect the speakers. This is why ground loops are bad.

mlyle on Jan 16, 2024 [–]

> If noise gets into the pre-amplified signal

Nah-- it's about high frequency noise getting in via the speaker lead, and coupling to the negative feedback of the amplifier stage, and getting rectified and amplified.

Yes, most interference is via line level inputs, but it can easily be via the "output" as well.

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