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Solutions for G5 audio hiss

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ErikSwan

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So far, I'm loving my new G5, but after just a few days of quiet listening indoors, the audio hiss when the speaker amplifier activates is driving me insane. Does anyone have a G4/G5 without the hiss? From what I've read it seems like this is just a design flaw that they all have and not a warrantable defect.

Are there any solutions to this for quiet indoor listening?

I've done some searching and reading, and it seems like the amplified charger base is not really a solution because it seems like at its minimum volume it is still very loud, so not really appropriate for a quiet indoor environment. It also seems to have its own audio issues (pops) and isn't worth $140 to me.

Is the only solution to use an external bluetooth speaker and pair it with the G5? Are there any downsides there?
 
blackbelter

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While the hiss might still be present I use a tiny NOXGEAR 39G BT Speaker to amplify my G5 sounds. My ears no longer hears the amp charger hiss sounds.
 
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