Emu XL-7 & MP-7 User's Group

I also found the MP7 digital output to be extremely weak, resulting 
in lots of clicks and pops... the way i got around it was to attach a 
wire from the outer metal of the cable plug to one of the metal 
screws nearby on the back of the unit, it boosted the signal enough 
to stop the glitching. Does anyone know if there is a way to boost 
the signal legitimately?

--- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, "timothyconrardy" <tconrardy@h...> wrote:
> Hi all
> 
> Wanted to try out the SPDIF connection on my MP7, so I took an RCA 
> cable and hooked it up to my SBlive sound card. 
> 
> It works, but I get crackles, pops and breakups, even adjusting the 
> volume down.
> 
> What am I doing wrong?
> Do I need a special RCA cable?
> Is there a setting on the MP7 itself?
> 
> TimC