I have a work computer MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2019), and a personal computer (MSI GL63 8RE), and a PS4. I decided that I wanted to route all 3 devices audio to come out of my external speakers. When I plugged in all 3, for whatever reason, the audio from the macbook will bleed through and I can hear it on my other devices. Basically, if I have a setup like:
port A: macbook
port B: pc
port C: ps4
port D: nothing
If the selection knob is set to A, all I hear is the macbook. If I switch to B, then the audio of the macbook is reduced by about half, and I can hear the macbook audio mixing in with my PC audio. I checked the macbook to make sure that the audio didn’t just switch to external speakers… It didn’t. I 100% confirmed by physically cutting power off my speakers, and all the audio disappeared. I then turned the speakers back on, and I can hear my PC audio, but also the mac audio bleeding through.
I can also hear the macbook audio bleeding through when switch to C where my PS4 is.
and I can also try changing aroud what ports my devices are connected to, and same problem.
I’m not sure if I just got a defective device or not but… that’s the audio bleed through issue I had. Maybe the macbook audio just has a higher voltage or something and it ends up interfering with other devices? I didn’t experience bleed through with my PC and PS4 alone. It’s only when I connected the mac sadly.
Anyways, everything else about the device is really awesome. If it weren’t for the bleed through issue I’m having with the mac, then I’d keep this device. But this bleed through makes it unusable for me so… I’m returning it.
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