If its in one channel its likely a tube if its in both take a look at what's around your system. Anything that can create noise like a modem/router or anything? I had a similar issue turned out to be my wireless gateway generating RFI.
Am I crazy or is it my dac?
Recently my system hasd eveloped a crackling sound in the background when playing tunes thru the Schitt Gungnir Multibit and I'm trying to figure out the source or whether I've just gone nuts
When I first fire up the system, everything sounds fine, then after 30 mins or so when I'm playing music, while the tunes sound fine, a background crackle happens, like a scratchy old recording - though I'm playing files which previously sounded fine.
If I pause play, the sound stops.
Ideas?
Is it the dac?
Anyone experience something similar?
Thanks in advance,
System
Aurender N100H
Schitt Gungnir Multibit dac
Belles 21a preamp
Primaluna Prologue 7 amps
Martin Logan Ethos
When I first fire up the system, everything sounds fine, then after 30 mins or so when I'm playing music, while the tunes sound fine, a background crackle happens, like a scratchy old recording - though I'm playing files which previously sounded fine.
If I pause play, the sound stops.
Ideas?
Is it the dac?
Anyone experience something similar?
Thanks in advance,
System
Aurender N100H
Schitt Gungnir Multibit dac
Belles 21a preamp
Primaluna Prologue 7 amps
Martin Logan Ethos