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How to get rid of Hiss

I have what I consider a really nice set up by all accounts it should sound perfect but it seems that as I save my cash and add "better" and "better" components the noise just gets worse and worse.

I do not have a dedicated circuit... yet but I have a horrible ground or power buzz not a hum but a very loud buzz when I connect my Cable box coax to the wall.

I had the cable company out and they hooked my Manley's up to a power inverter via there truck Vol-a ground/power hum gone.
The guy says I have a powered ground somewhere I checked every outlet in the house with a continuity testing plug and they all read OK.

My current set up comprises of the following
Merlin VSMs
Signal cable Double run Shotgun speaker wire
Manley Snapper monos Powered via an MIT Z-Isolater
CJ PV15 pre via a Tice Power Conditoner
Purist Audio Collosus IC through out (Re-terminated by Frank at Signal Cable)

These are my problems
When I switch on the Manley's I have a loud hiss from the speakers even at low volume could it be the tubes which are Electro Harmonics less than a year old.

I also have hum when I turn on the CJ this is different from the coax hum the CJ is also supposed to be filtered through the Tice power conditioner all my Power cables are ether Signal or MITs

Any Thoughts?
Thanks
punkuk

Showing 1 response by soda14a6v

soda14a6v
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Hi,

You have a lot of mods that could be causing the problem (power conditioner, shotgun speaker wire, etc., etc.) If I were you, I would go back to basics...eliminate all mods as a starting point. If the problem goes away, start adding back the mods, one by one, until the problem returns. When it does, you have found the culprit.

Quoting your own words in your initial post "as I save my cash and add "better" and "better" components the noise just gets worse and worse." I think you may have answered your own question.

Good Luck,

HG
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