noise ..noise..noise..


Hi AuGOners,
i am demoing a pair of mastersound 300B int amp with my avantgarde uno.i have no clue whats going on but when the volume is low or off.it sound like rainning comming through my speakers.any one have any clue whats going on?
ttrhp
Sounds like power outlet,tubes or transformer noise by your description.Then again you might be hearing the difference in the preamp section's gain output relative to the amplifier's input sensitivity of the integrate.

In layman terms it's like having a preamp with too much gain for the amplifier.You get that background hiss in the music.With the volume turned all the way down it is very noticeable.
Maybe the amps just have a little too much noise for your very efficient speaker system.
With speakers like that, you need a very quiet amplifier.
With most other speakers, the noise might be buried and you wouldn't hear it.
try turning your amp power down slightly to compensate for the higher input power and if that doesn't work try disconnecting your cable for your tv because if your ground in your home is bad your system will ground itself through the cable. I had this same issue and both of these solutions worked well for me
I hope they help you Greg
thanks guy. i try using it as a direct amp with the pre-amp-no change... try it as an int amp-no change..i try disconnect all interconnect-no change.

TWL. this am supposely 11W/chanel and it should work fine with the uno,cuz i used a 22w int with my uno and it is dead quiet.
The watts have nothing to do with how quiet an amplfier is.
Some are just noisy no matter what you do.Especially on highly sensitive speakers like yours. I would really consider a battery based amplifier for that type of speaker.
It just doesn't get much quieter than a battery based power supply.