You say the noise goes away when you turn off the power to the preamp, even with the cables connected? If so, the cables would appear not to be generating any noise. Implicitly, the noise is coming from the preamp, or a source component that isn't playing but still selected by the preamp control, or some dysfunctional interaction between your preamp and the cable. Have you verified the correct wiring of the interconnect -- is the correct wire soldered to the correct contact/pin of each connector (RCA and XLR) as specified by the preamp and amp manufacturers? The connection conventions do vary in different regions of the world. If the cable is properly wired, I suggest you have your pre/processor checked out by a dealer or the manufacturer. Good luck.
Help with a hum or buzz thru my speakers read ...
Help...
I have a pair of Aragon Palladiums and they are hooked to
Mirage OM 9 speakers with wireworld silver eclipse II cables..The amps have Transparent power cables on them and
the pre/processor is a B&K ref 20.. the amps are balanced inputs but the processor is rca.. I have purchased Transparent RCA to XLR ultra interconnects.. I have significant noise thru the speakers when there is no source playing.. but when I turn the power off to the preamp, there is no noise thru the speakers... also when the preamp is on and I disconnect the RCA to XLR cables from the amp.. the noise goes away... Coult the cables be causing the problem.... I am also using a Monster hts 3500 and a ps audio hospital grade outlet... Any suggestions...
Thanks for the help
Joe DiMonte
I have a pair of Aragon Palladiums and they are hooked to
Mirage OM 9 speakers with wireworld silver eclipse II cables..The amps have Transparent power cables on them and
the pre/processor is a B&K ref 20.. the amps are balanced inputs but the processor is rca.. I have purchased Transparent RCA to XLR ultra interconnects.. I have significant noise thru the speakers when there is no source playing.. but when I turn the power off to the preamp, there is no noise thru the speakers... also when the preamp is on and I disconnect the RCA to XLR cables from the amp.. the noise goes away... Coult the cables be causing the problem.... I am also using a Monster hts 3500 and a ps audio hospital grade outlet... Any suggestions...
Thanks for the help
Joe DiMonte