noise from usb dac after powering down

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i recently installed moode on a raspberry pi zero w to build a internet radio device for my stereo system.

installation and setup went quite well despite me being a novice.

for sound output i use a usb powered dac.

i have one small problem with the system though.
after powering down the unit via the shutdown command, the dac still makes some noise.
(i sound like a loud hum)
it seems the dac is still supplied with some power.

is there a way to get rid of this ?

thanks in advance and best regards
Chris

Hi, Chris.

The shutdown command doesn't shut off power, it puts the Raspberry Pi CPU into a "shutdown/halt" state but power to the USB ports is still live.

Hearing a loud hum, however, may also be indicative of a ground loop problem. 

Regards,
Kent