USB headphones and interference

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So I bought a pair of razer carcharias headphones because I needed a cheap pair of open backed headphones (gotta be able to hear the baby!) and I had owned a pair of the originals and they were comfy.

What I didn't realise is that the new ones are USB powered (not sure if internal amp or just for the stupid lights) and cannot be used on the analogue inputs alone. I get absurd amounts of interference from any of the ports on my pc (front or rear panels) so have had to plug it into a wall socket via a USB phone charger. Even so, there is a noticeable background hiss.

Is there a way to reduce interference for USB powered headphones or am I stuck with these until I'm able to go back to my sennheiser pair? Surely they can't all be this bad?
 
Yeah that's what I've done and it has helped a lot, but there is always a subtle hissing if you have them on. I will avoid USB headsets like the plague in future
 
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