# Chasing a noise in my DAC/AMP **URL:** \ **Category:** Troubleshooting Help\ **Created:** [March 21, 2021, 9:52pm UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/chasing-a-noise-in-my-dac-amp/11511 "2021-03-21T21:52:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 5
**Author:** ![frkasper](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/frkasper/32/9408_2.png) [@frkasper](https://forum.headphones.com/u/frkasper)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2021, 10:16pm UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/chasing-a-noise-in-my-dac-amp/11511/5 "2021-03-21T22:16:15Z")
> [@Bob](#): > > If I turn my Agard volume pot up to like 80% I can hear noise / hums that change frequency when I move my mouse or do anything on the computer. **I guess my question is, do you think this noise comes through at listening levels which are around 30-40% volume?** 80% seems like a lot of gain. Make sure your OS and player volumes are at 100%. Then, can you still hear that noise? If you’re not 100% in OS volume, you’re reducing SNR and undesired artifacts can come into play when you’re cranking your amp up. > [@Bob](#): > > **I’m wondering if going completely balanced will remove this too?** Probably not. See if this thread can help you quantifying the noise: > [@Simple exercise for assessing the noise levels in your system](https://forum.headphones.com/t/simple-exercise-for-assessing-the-noise-levels-in-your-system/8734): > > Folks, A few weeks ago I wanted to know what is the noise level of my system, so I created a couple of WAV files containing white noise at different volumes. Idea is simple. By playing a bunch of WAV files and adjusting the volume knob in the headphone amp until the noise can be heard. Then move to next quieter file – see F.A.Q. down below for detailed instructions. Here’s the [link](https://1drv.ms/u/s!AhFep7ux827uiPoaYMrO29u8QITJSg?e=mnB8W2) for the files – warning use at your own risk Just out of curiosity, how noisy is my system? Well below my own “… Have you contacted Schiit support? Hope that helps. --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.headphones.com/t/chasing-a-noise-in-my-dac-amp/11511)._