---
title: "Reduce 4K Loading Noise"
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slug: "reduce-4k-loading-noise"
url: "http://localhost/article/reduce-4k-loading-noise/"
markdown_url: "http://localhost/article/reduce-4k-loading-noise.md"
published_at: "2020-10-27T17:12:45+00:00"
modified_at: "2026-01-12T20:04:11+00:00"
featured_image:
  url: "http://localhost/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/20230809-041332.jpg"
excerpt: "4K ROM users: instead of building our Cassette Eavesdropper (Dec. 80) to reduce loading noise, try a dual mini-plug from Radio Shack."
category:
  - name: "Syntax"
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    url: "http://localhost/category/periodicals/syntax/"
post_tag:
  - name: "1981"
    slug: "year-1981"
    taxonomy: "post_tag"
    url: "http://localhost/tag/year-1981/"
  - name: "ZX80"
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    taxonomy: "post_tag"
    url: "http://localhost/tag/zx80/"
model:
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    url: "http://localhost/model/zx80/"
indiv:
  - name: "Martin Irons (K2MI)"
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    url: "http://localhost/indiv/martin-irons-k2mi/"
publication: "Syntax"
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  title: "Syntax"
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  url: "http://localhost/periodical/syntax/"
authors: "Martin Irons"
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    url: "http://localhost/indiv/martin-irons-k2mi/"
volume: "2"
issue: "11"
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  - id: 26703
    title: "Syntax/Syntax ZX80 v2 n11"
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pages: "3"
pubdate: "November 1981"
archive_link: false
volumeissue: "v2n11"
---

# Reduce 4K Loading Noise

4K ROM users: instead of building our Cassette Eavesdropper (Dec. 80) to reduce loading noise, try a dual mini-plug from Radio Shack.