Help - static noise in speakers


I hear static in one speaker.  I switched the speaker wires and the static changed speakers, so I guess its coming from the amp or from the speaker wire.  Its not loud but its noticable.  I have a Mcintosh 352 integrated tube amp and Audioquest Red River cables.  It happensd regardless of the input, so its not the table or the streamer.  

Does anyone have any ideas beyond taking the amp in for service?

 

Thanks

mojo771

@mojo771 "Audioquest Red River" are these your speaker cables? I can't find any reference to that being a line of Audioquest speaker cable, interconnect yes.  Its much more helpful if you accurately include the brand and model of the equipment, you're using to help you troubleshoot an issue. Otherwise, most comments are relying mostly on conjecture.

faustuss - you are correct.  The Red River box was right next to the other one and they look almost identical.  My speaker wires are AQ Rocket 44

 

oddiofyl - you are correct as well.  I had no idea, but yes - when I moved the ethernet cable farther away from the amp, the noise stopped.  

Thanks to everyone who responded.  After all the troubleshooting, it was the simplest fix - move the ethernet farther from the amp.

 

Any noise due to external factors would show up on both channels, my best guess of OP issue is failing cap, resistor, cold solder, either diy repair or return to manufacturer, let them diagnose, this all speculation at this point.

Any noise due to external factors would show up on both channels, my best guess of OP issue is failing cap, resistor, cold solder, either diy repair or return to manufacturer, let them diagnose, this all speculation at this point.

Not really.

I imagine the internet cable the OP moved was on the same side of the amp’s  connected speaker. Just a guess the static sound started recently when the OP moved the internet cable in close proximity to that side of the amp.

Quick check, move the internet cable back in the same spot as before producing the static sound. Static sound back again? Move the cable away again. Static sound gone? The OP just saved himself a bunch of money thanks to @oddiofyl .

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