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RF Interference - radio signal through my Transparent Cables.

I own a Woo Audio WES headphone amp connected to a DAC using a 1M Transparent Reference MM1 XLR balanced interconnect.  The Amp is dead silent when the interconnects are disconnected - but I'm picking up a radio station through the cables.  I would have expected balanced Transparent Reference cables to not act as an antenna  - any ideas on how to fix this problem. (BTW, I have the DAC and Amp powered through a PS Audio P600 Power Regenerator).  

Thanks,

Adam
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cleeds
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How do you know that the RFI is entering the system through the cables? It could be entering through the DAC. Have you tried another DAC?
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aklein55 OP
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Good point cleeds - I should check that and see if its coming from the DAC.  I just purchased a new DAC (Emm Labs DAC2x to replace a Wyrd4Sound). 
jadedavid
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Have you tried a different pair of interconnects? And the results were?
jafant
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Adam,

this should not be happening through your XLR connectors?
Perhaps, the RFI is entering through the DAC?

Try another set of IC, verify the results.
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aklein55 OP
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It was the DAC!  I replaced a Wyrd 4 Sound with an EMM Labs DAC2x and I now have dead silence.  

Adam
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