MikeH
Well-Known Member
Thought it might be good to have a catch-all thread for issues people may be having with Turntables/Amps/Cartridges/Speakers, etc...I've seen a few questions in the upgrade thread instead since they didn't really fit anywhere. I guess I'll start it off with some audio issues of my own.
I've had some issues recently with my speakers having a little bit of a hiss...the sound does not go up when I turn the volume up. It's not super noticeable, but if I am close up to them I can definitely hear it. Sounds more like a breeze/static than a feedback kind of hum...
I bought a panamax (which I was going to do anyway) but the hiss is still present. Others on here thought it might be a ground loop hum...but not entirely sure how to fix it. I live in an old, pre-war apartment building with bad electricity. We only have two circuits in our apartment, lights, fridge and most outlets are on one, and there's one dedicated outlet for AC...my question is, does anybody know how to fix this? My gear is the following:
TT: Vinyl Nirvana Thorens TD-150 w/ Ortofon Bronze cart
Amp: Rotel RA-1570
Pre-Amp: Musical Fidelity - LX-LPS
Computer plugged in via USB using the Rotel internal DAC
Speaker Cables: Zu Audio Libtec
Speakers: KEF R300s.
The TT ground wire is attached to the preamp's grounding post. Any thoughts? Is it just something I might be stuck with for now in my current living set up?
I've had some issues recently with my speakers having a little bit of a hiss...the sound does not go up when I turn the volume up. It's not super noticeable, but if I am close up to them I can definitely hear it. Sounds more like a breeze/static than a feedback kind of hum...
I bought a panamax (which I was going to do anyway) but the hiss is still present. Others on here thought it might be a ground loop hum...but not entirely sure how to fix it. I live in an old, pre-war apartment building with bad electricity. We only have two circuits in our apartment, lights, fridge and most outlets are on one, and there's one dedicated outlet for AC...my question is, does anybody know how to fix this? My gear is the following:
TT: Vinyl Nirvana Thorens TD-150 w/ Ortofon Bronze cart
Amp: Rotel RA-1570
Pre-Amp: Musical Fidelity - LX-LPS
Computer plugged in via USB using the Rotel internal DAC
Speaker Cables: Zu Audio Libtec
Speakers: KEF R300s.
The TT ground wire is attached to the preamp's grounding post. Any thoughts? Is it just something I might be stuck with for now in my current living set up?