pbraverman
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| Insane ground loop; anybody wanna try? @swampwalker Good deductive powers, my friend, though the difference is pretty drastic and the sensitivity would have to be really, really high. With the Quicksilvers I can hear the hum from 15 feet. With the SS amp it's quiet as a tomb from 6 inc... | |
| Insane ground loop; anybody wanna try? Okay, here’s a little more info. (I work at home. You can see I’m getting a lot done today. LOL.)I have a SS amp with balanced inputs as well. When I substitute it for the Quicksilvers, the hum disappears, even with the sub connected. This is true... | |
| Insane ground loop; anybody wanna try? @xti16 Hell, sorry. That should be neutral/ground in #3 above. Anyway, it’s 124.5 in both spots. Also, the receptacle tester reports normal service in all three locations. | |
| Insane ground loop; anybody wanna try? Oh, and @mcroth — thanks for the suggestion, but you're right, when the sub is totally unplugged the hum is diminished slightly, but still pretty audible from several feet. I appreciate your raising the idea! | |
| Insane ground loop; anybody wanna try? Again, thanks to everybody for taking the time. Here are new data as of this morning:@cleeds I never think of my video stuff as a separate system, but it obviously is. I ran the preamp through a Meridian 551 integrated amp and then to a pair of To... | |
| Insane ground loop; anybody wanna try? Great — again, indebted to all of you for taking the time. Please don't apologize for asking basic questions. I agree that it's easy to overlook something obvious and I take no offense. It also occurs to me that I never actually tested the outlets... | |
| Insane ground loop; anybody wanna try? Thanks to both of you for trying. I haven't tried the preamp in another system because I don't have a second one, but I'll rig something up in another spot and report back. Good suggestion.No dimmers, LEDs, TVs on the same circuit.Dill: I inserted... |