dawgcatching
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| Background noise problems Thanks for the note. I will call McCormack again and see what they say. Another user (4yanx) has my McCormack/Herron setup and loves it. I sent him an email to see if he had any of these issues.I also saw that Stereophile bit about the high voltag... | |
| Background noise problems Well, I called McCormack (talked with Kris I believe) and he gave me a tip that I hadn't thought of (and I don't know why it would even matter). But it did. His idea was to turn the preamp on, with IC's connected to the input, but not to the pre. ... | |
| Background noise problems Hi Rodman99999,I just had my tubes tested, and also have a brand new batch here just in case. I swapped in the new tubes, and had no change. Tubes were my initial thought as well. My other preamp that I tried also has the background noise, althoug... | |
| Background noise problems Perhaps another thought: does anyone think there could be an issue with speaker cable? I don't see why there would be (I am using Signal Cable bi-wire) but thought I would throw that out there as something I hadn't yet pondered. | |
| Best speaker under $1K...... used market Soliloquy 6.3's are great for the price. I had them in my system, was demoing much more expensive (up to $5K speakers at local dealers) and actually preferred my system. I think I paid $1200 for mine used a few years ago, so they can probably be h... | |
| Background noise problems MIsstl,Yes, I didn't see any gain-setting switches to play around with. I just got the preamp back from Keith at Herron, where he tested the preamp and didn't find anything out of the ordinary. He gave me some things to try (which I did) and it di... | |
| Background noise problems Thanks for the replies. I also suspect it is related to the preamp, as I have pretty much tried everything else. Keith noted the gain may be an issue, but he couldn't put his finger on a "this is definitely causing the noise" problem. I checked al... | |
| Loud background noise: cables picking up RF? Is there any way I can check for a ground loop w/o buying equipment? If it comes to that, so be it, but is there any way I can test it? I tried grounding my preamp, with no change. Unfortunately, I cannot run a balanced system, as my preamp and CD... | |
| Loud background noise: cables picking up RF? As far as the frequency scope goes, I will pick one up when I get back. The background static noise gets more audible as the volume increases: if I want to run my volume control to high listening levels (but not deafening) I can hear the static in... | |
| Loud background noise: cables picking up RF? Thanks for the advice. Describing the sound: I get a whistling sound when my CDP is engaged and I am on that input (probably some sort of DC leaking there) and a general hum when I turn the amp and preamp on together (not present when the amp only... | |
| "Budget" preamp choices. Eastern Electric Minimax is always a good choice. They go for around $550-700 used, depending on the vintage. I have been running mine for about 2 years with great results (NOS tubes are a big upgrade). Much better than the C-J PV10a it replaced. ... | |
| Upgrade Audio Aero Prima with mods? Thanks for the info. Maybe I should hold off on the Prima upgrade for now. I have the latest version with the Philips transport (would be MKII) that I bought here on A-gon. It should be here in a few days. If it is working well in my system, then ... | |
| Coincident Super Eclipse III vs. Tyler Sig System? Thanks for the responses. I will let you know what I like after auditioning and hopefully get something that I can live with for awhile! | |
| Upgrade Audio Aero Prima with mods? I was thinking about the GNSC mods for the Prima, but hadn't yet spoken with Steve. I had also spoken with the gentleman at The Upgrade Company, who had mentioned that he has done several Prima mods. As he explained it, his mods more or less invol... | |
| Coincident Super Eclipse III vs. Tyler Sig System? Thanks for the opinions! They both sound like great speakers that would work well in my space, and I bet that either will sound fabulous with the right gears. There is a Coincident dealer within a 3 hour drive, but no Tyler people listed on the we... |