Do halogen bulbs cause hum/noise?

[sleepingtiger]

I'm in the process of a basement remodel which includes a home theater & a music room & am avoiding florescent lighting for noise reasons. Do halogen bulbs have ant inherrent noise issues? I've found some fixtures that I really like for the theater room, but don't want to use them if problems will be caused.
Thanks,
Tony

 

[mikey383]

No, they won't cause hum. The reason flourescents cause hum is because they have an electronic ballast in the light fixture. Halogens don't have ballasts, so they won't cause hum.