Hy there's one other very basic issue that I forgot to mention, which could be the cause of this intermittent noise. We sometimes "look too deeply" into a technical problem, neglecting the basics which those of us that are more-experienced tend to take for granted.
This very basic issue is cable contact cleaning. As you are new to this, I'll explain again briefly here & then drop in the link to Galen Carol Audio's excellent website; under the "archives" section are many tech. tips that you should become more familiar with. Look over his whole website, read & learn a lot!
What happens over time is that your interconnect cable ends, panel-mounted equipment jacks, speaker cable connectors & ends attract dust, dirt, oils from skin contact, metallic oxidation occurs. This contamination causes (1) sonic degradation (2) possibly noisy connections esp. at the signal-interconnect level. One of the best & most popular contact cleaners is a product called Kontact, widely available, & one of Galen's favorites as well. If you're hesitant to spring for a $40 bottle of this "magic sauce" then at least get a small container of pure denatured alcohol from the drugstore; do not use isopropyl alcohol etc. as it contains lanolin, an oil which attracts dust right back into the connections, and water among other contaminants.
Cut some pipe cleaners into 1/3 sections & use those as your mildly abrasive applicators. Dip into the solvent & then scrub the cable connectors clean, both inside the contact point tips & around the shields. Also go around the outers & inners of your components' jacks, first ensuring that power is turned off. Also clean your AC cords, the mating female IEC's, speaker output posts, posts on the speakers themselves, & speaker cable ends. Change applicators when they become dirty looking & be sure to do that critical "second cleaning" as Galen explains all in great detail. If your intermittent noise is related to dirty contacts then this should fix that, & even if not then you'll still benefit from sonic improvements that can sometimes be dramatic in cases of gross neglect.
Here's that link:
http://www.gcaudio.com/Archives/howto.html
This very basic issue is cable contact cleaning. As you are new to this, I'll explain again briefly here & then drop in the link to Galen Carol Audio's excellent website; under the "archives" section are many tech. tips that you should become more familiar with. Look over his whole website, read & learn a lot!
What happens over time is that your interconnect cable ends, panel-mounted equipment jacks, speaker cable connectors & ends attract dust, dirt, oils from skin contact, metallic oxidation occurs. This contamination causes (1) sonic degradation (2) possibly noisy connections esp. at the signal-interconnect level. One of the best & most popular contact cleaners is a product called Kontact, widely available, & one of Galen's favorites as well. If you're hesitant to spring for a $40 bottle of this "magic sauce" then at least get a small container of pure denatured alcohol from the drugstore; do not use isopropyl alcohol etc. as it contains lanolin, an oil which attracts dust right back into the connections, and water among other contaminants.
Cut some pipe cleaners into 1/3 sections & use those as your mildly abrasive applicators. Dip into the solvent & then scrub the cable connectors clean, both inside the contact point tips & around the shields. Also go around the outers & inners of your components' jacks, first ensuring that power is turned off. Also clean your AC cords, the mating female IEC's, speaker output posts, posts on the speakers themselves, & speaker cable ends. Change applicators when they become dirty looking & be sure to do that critical "second cleaning" as Galen explains all in great detail. If your intermittent noise is related to dirty contacts then this should fix that, & even if not then you'll still benefit from sonic improvements that can sometimes be dramatic in cases of gross neglect.
Here's that link:
http://www.gcaudio.com/Archives/howto.html