Originally Posted by: ivanglam My question to you is, what could be causing this 'white noise'?
Electrical power boxes?
TV's?
Closeness to computers/radios?

Yes, yes, and yes. Also, flourescent lights, bad grounds anywhere in the loop, the electrical setup of your house ( a power conditioner takes care of this one), too many things too mention. Best thing is to use a noise reduction pre and post.