Any direct drive Technics.
I'm even MORE biased. I tried an ARCAM SA 20 and am selling a integrated that for a few hundred more sounded better, had a better head amp and a more user-friendly DAC / Wifi set-up. But that's just me. Arcam certainly was an upgrade over the Musical Fidelity M2si I was moving from.
Working your way through the under $1500 category? It'll be interesting to your thoughts vs the Hana MH.
They recommend that the belts be changed ever so often. I've replaced mine once, it was $5 from their website and no shipping.
You think it'd be too much to stack the PLX on top of this? Trickiest part right now is finding one that works in my fairly cramped setup area. If I got a rack style power conditioner like this one it would probably either be that or on top of the NAD, but I don't want to cover up any NAD vents if possible.
Its too narrow to even try, that being said, mine is sitting upright behind my rack............you don't need to have it "displayed".
I might have to pick up one of these…I’m still having a slight noise in my speakers when no audio is going through.So! My hum is history!
I had a feeling all along that it was a ground loop but had no way of defeating it because everything was plugged into the same strip.
Whilst I was waiting for PL and the dealer to come back I saw something in the local hifi store and thought “fuck it, let’s give it a go, if it doesn’t work I can always return it”
I bought 2 of these ifi silent power gnd defenders. They plug into your IEC port on the gear and then the power cable plugs into them. They supposedly drop the ground if they notice a loop, whilst keeping a safety ground, but do nothing if there is no ground loop.
GND Defender by iFi audio - Eliminates ground loops that often cause audible speaker hum.
GND Control The GND Defender (Ground) eliminates ground loops in your audio set-up that often cause audible speaker hum.ifi-audio.com
Whilst not cheap at €100 each they have worked perfectly for me and are relatively speaking not that much when you consider they have killed the hum between a €1800 pre amp and €4000 power amp!
They also launched D.C. blocker in the same line which filters out any D.C. on the AC which is great for any gear where you have a beast of a transformer that’s physically humming/vibrating.
DC Blocker by iFi audio - Reduces noisy transformer hum caused by DC on your mains.
Your humming transformer is your quarterback. The DC Blocker (Direct Current Blocker) aims to reduce noisy physical transformer hum caused by DC on the mains. It’s designed for amplifiers that uses a mains power transformer in its power supply.
My Panamax is hidden behind my TV
One more question.... I feel like I've asked you so many over the last couple weeks, I can't thank you enough for your advice.
I have my amp plugged into the high power and the rest in the linear...........you can never ask too many questions
Still can't entirely figure out what it is. I figured in my old apartment it was because mostly everything was on the same circuit since it was an older building. But my new place shouldn't have had that issue. Replacing the power cord on my amp might be the first step but I have things running through the Panamax and the sound didn't go away! I'll troubleshoot some more now that I'm in a new spot.
If I remember correctly, the sound is only present on any inputs that I put my phono stage through. USB in didn't seem to have it and it wasn't present on any other inputs. I'll have to revisit it though. Gave up last time since my fridge and overhead lights were on the same circuit so I chalked it up to that.
