dpop
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| ETHERNET CABLES @jerrybj Thanks for clarifying. Glad to hear it wasn't old 4-cond phone cable from 40 years ago. | |
| Phone preamp question High quality audio is always directly associated with high quality power supplies. It's a very general statement. No offense intended, but I'm not sure a bare bones $250 Bellari phono preamp qualifies as high quality. In this case, switching ou... | |
| ETHERNET CABLES @jerrybj Then I found out that you can use a phone cable for ethernet, so got my electrician to change the plugs. That was a problem solved. Wait, what?! Please explain. | |
| Phone preamp question @thecarpathian the Bellari came with a custom and extremely robust separate power supply to use in place of the original, anemic wall wart. (Included) I wonder if this has something to do with its performance? Most definitely. High quality a... | |
| Phone preamp question @thecarpathian I agree 100% with @russ69. It also depends on how loud you like to play your system. The Odyssey Audio Stratos' spec sheet does not specify an input sensitivity rating (that I could find), so it's hard to tell if 39 dB of gain on ... | |
| Surge protection @jd57 Do you know where the power surge originated from? Storm related? | |
| ETHERNET CABLES Here's a quote from an article on Mesh: There are some benefits to a wired installation. Any wireless form of communication is susceptible to speed slowdowns due to obstacles like walls, floors, doors, and building material; however, some are af... | |
| Low buzzing through speaks Good point @markmoskow. If it already isn't the case @kingbr, try turning off all lighting in your place, and see if this makes a difference. I also agree with @dilatante. There are sometimes trade-offs in the audio world. In your situation, you w... | |
| Low buzzing through speaks There’s also a Mute Level adjustment (-40 dB, -20 dB). I’d also try adjusting that to see if that makes any difference in this noise you’re hearing. To clarify, I'd also try turning ON the mute (trying either of the settings), to see if this ha... | |
| Low buzzing through speaks @kingbr So the only reason I didn’t hear the buzz with the 1 cable plugged in was because it was the rear and I didn’t listen to that one speaker. As I plugged the 2nd rear in that’s when I caught on that as soon as the XLR cable is plugged bac... | |
| Low buzzing through speaks I have always found Transparent cables to be more “my taste” if you will. I have used several others but there just seems to be something extra once I bring in the Transparents. ...and I can respect that @kingbr. In my discussion of cable const... | |
| Low buzzing through speaks OK thank you kingbr for confirming. I know that some of these cable manufacturers charge an arm and a leg for some of their cables (which I will never pay for), but the construction of each, between manufacturers, is not always the same. Where on... | |
| Low buzzing through speaks I thought maybe somehow going from the 2 prong Marantz to the 3 prong Mac may have had something to do with it. Yes, it’s possible that eliminated the possibility of a ground loop. My continued thought here is this is all ground related, but I’... | |
| Low buzzing through speaks Once I got the Sim back and connected it, buzz/hiss gone. Looking at the rear panel of the Marantz AV8802A, I can’t help but notice that the iec power outlet is only 2 prongs; meaning the unit is technically not seeing an earth ground, until ma... | |
| Low buzzing through speaks @russ69 I will admit, some people can describe hiss as buzzing, and confuse the two. So without me sticking my ear against kingbr’s speaker, I can only go on what he’s describing - that he hears a buzz. |