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I need an Audio Detective

Hello AG I have a unique situation with my audio system that I have no answer for. Here’s the deal. I was playing my Magnum Dynalab tuner and noticed my Denafrips Terminator 2 DAC standby light was not on. The power cord had come loose from the back so I snugged it up and the light came on. For whatever reason I hit the on button on the DAC and when I did it crushed the signal on my tuner. I cut DAC off and signal came back. I tried another tuner same result. Any ideas as to what is going on?

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russ69
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No clue really because I don't know what your preamp/amp/receiver/controller is. Most likely is that the control unit is switching inputs when it detects the DAC. That is often something that can be turned off. 

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I was playing music with a strong 9 on signal strength meter and no multipath. Cut DAC on and signal goes to around 3 and just noise like between channels. Cut DAC off signal is restored to a 9 and music comes back on clear as a bell. That’s what I was referring to with crushing the signal

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Preamp is a Mcintosh C1100

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cleeds
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How close is your DAC to your tuner?  Are you running balanced between the tuner and the preamp? Where is your antenna located?

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