Every amp that has hummed in our house has stopped with the use of a cheater plug. The only other cause we've seen (we don't have cable TV) is power tubes being way out of bias.
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HELP: How to get rid of AC hums and video noise
Hello Audiogoners,
I need help from members of Audiogon more experienced than I am with AC HUMMMMMMMS!!!
My video system is pretty standard: a SACD/CD/DVD player, an audio/video processor, a 5-channel amplifier, 5 speakers and a self-powered subwoofer. Plus of course the various power conditioners & transformers. Oh, I forgot. there are also the VCR, cable box, S-video enhancers and all kinds of wall warts associated with them. Well, maybe the darn thing is not that simple but I still think it is a pretty typical video system.
Anyway, each time I made anything that amounts to more than a minor change in this video system, I have to spend a lot of time chasing down those AC gremlins such as hums in the speakers and/or dark bars moving across the TV screen. Floating and reversing polarity of various AC plugs in even such a standard video system can be very time-consuming and frustrating--i.e. not always successful.
Is there a systematic method to chase down or prevent those AC gremlins?
Or is there perhaps a hum eliminator(like the Ebtech for music equipment) made for RCA connectors?
Any help to alleviate this frustrating experience would be greatly appreciated. THANKS.
I need help from members of Audiogon more experienced than I am with AC HUMMMMMMMS!!!
My video system is pretty standard: a SACD/CD/DVD player, an audio/video processor, a 5-channel amplifier, 5 speakers and a self-powered subwoofer. Plus of course the various power conditioners & transformers. Oh, I forgot. there are also the VCR, cable box, S-video enhancers and all kinds of wall warts associated with them. Well, maybe the darn thing is not that simple but I still think it is a pretty typical video system.
Anyway, each time I made anything that amounts to more than a minor change in this video system, I have to spend a lot of time chasing down those AC gremlins such as hums in the speakers and/or dark bars moving across the TV screen. Floating and reversing polarity of various AC plugs in even such a standard video system can be very time-consuming and frustrating--i.e. not always successful.
Is there a systematic method to chase down or prevent those AC gremlins?
Or is there perhaps a hum eliminator(like the Ebtech for music equipment) made for RCA connectors?
Any help to alleviate this frustrating experience would be greatly appreciated. THANKS.
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