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| Help With 60Hz Hum PLEASE A special note on “hum:” When there is a low-volume “hum” audible throughout your speakers, even with the main volume turned all the way down, you have a common phenomenon known as a “ground loop.” A ground loop is basically a difference in ground... | |
| Help With 60Hz Hum PLEASE To all,The Marantz 8801 has double insulated AC power wiring. The IEC power inlet connector on the back has only the hot and neutral contact blades. Safety equipment ground is not used.The signal ground of the Marantz 8801 is bonded, connected, to... | |
| Short coax digital cable: qed audioquest ricabl Thanks Al.Jim | |
| Help With 60Hz Hum PLEASE 2. Unplugged any non essential item leaving just the pre-amp and amp plugged in (NO CHANGE, NOISE PRESENT)To be clear, you had nothing connected to any of the line inputs on the Marantz A/V preamp? (All the input jacks were empty of Interconne... | |
| Short coax digital cable: qed audioquest ricabl almarg, (Al), and kijanki.What would you add to prove the point?http://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/digital-coax-cable-bnc-vs-rca.496876/Thanks,Jim | |
| Is the main reason audio equipment depreciates so much is taters said: The Item cost with parts and labor included was 7.00. The retail price was 69.95. So like you said about a 10 times markup from what it cost to it’s retail price.How about the manufacture’s overhead costs?Profit mark up?Distribution c... | |
| Possible new Audiogon phishing scam emb said:I got 4 thanks again now i can sleep tonight!!Fine for you, but what about the poor guy whose job is to read through 10s of thousands, maybe 100s of thousands, of threads looking for those that may not meet Agons guidelines? Talk about ey... | |
| Bad caps??? I suggest you post a message on Amp/Preamp Asylumhttp://www.audioasylum.com/forums/amp/bbs.htmlFor the subject title you might try something like,Ping: Victor Khomenko. Problem with BAT VK-3ix preamp.Then post your question in the box. Victor freq... | |
| Why use ground wire from preamp to amp??? Since most components have grounded ac power cords and most interconnects have grounds, every component has two earth ground and thus ground loops. The third wire would add additional ground loops. All of this is to satisfy Underwriters Labs on th... | |
| Why use ground wire from preamp to amp??? infection said:My Tannoy DC10T's have a ground/earth input...http://www.tannoymarketing.com/WebServices/dh.ashx?t=qv&v=9309"Tannoy’s unique fifth speaker terminal electrically grounds the driver chassis, reducing potential sound degradation fo... | |
| Why use ground wire from preamp to amp??? jazzonthehudson said:The interconnect RCA are mostly only grounded on the source side as the manufacturers know there may be a ground differential so they use use this workaround for, again from the ground differential point of view, possible defi... | |
| Why use ground wire from preamp to amp??? I see no reason for the ground wire.In the case of a piece of audio equipment that does not use the wall receptacle safety equipment ground, if the equipment was designed properly the signal ground of the piece of equipment is connected to the met... | |
| New format, dislike..... I hope after all the bugs are worked out on the new system Justin will address why many of the "member since" join dates are incorrect.Here is a good example.Member rcprince now shows he has been a member since 11-17-2010. rcprince has feedback gi... | |
| New Forum Format Sucks A new thread can have a dozen posts before noon now. This is much better--we are finally operating in real time. I may check in more than once a day now.And you think that's because of a new format/program? | |
| Speaker Cable connection: Jumpers Try putting the negative speaker cable on the lower negative post and the positive speaker cable on the upper positive post. |