On: Audiophiles in Japan Are Installing Their Own Power Poles

[robertAngst]

Wait- your USB on your computer stops working?

Is this true for every component you plug in?

I imagine this is your stereo power supply.

I oddly would love to hear more.

[wtracy → robertAngst]

I'm also curious if it affects all USB ports on the computer, or only some. (Some PC's have "always on" outlets that supply power even when the PC is turned off, and I imagine that those take a slightly different route through the power supply.)

Anyway, my guess is that there's some line noise that isn't enough to mess up the PC, and the PC is passing it along to some component in the speaker that doesn't like it.

[ansible → robertAngst]

Could be lots of things. The first thing to check out is the neutral and ground connections on all related circuits.