REL Sub Hum


Hi Folks, looking to see what the issue could be. I'm hearing a substantially loud hum coming from the REL T5/I sub when connected to the Parasound A23 power amp. The other two amps have no issues... what is a power amp would cause this issue? 

REL subwoofer is connecting using speakon cable... I have not tried LFE/.1 to see if the issue persists.... 

mullster

Showing 1 response by pdspiegel

Schematics are not easily available for your Parasound amps so I can’t confirm, but I wonder if the A23 is a fully balanced design and the 2125 v2 is not.   This would explain the different results when connecting the amps the same way.

Try connecting the A23 as differential/fully balanced per the REL manual (page 15 in my Serie T/x Operating Instructions).  That’s Yellow to the Left + terminal, Red to Right + terminal, and Black unconnected or connected to ground.  This is how I connect my differential/fully balanced amps to my REL T7/x without any hum.