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Faint buzz in speakers

There is a very faint buzz coming from speakers with amp on, but with no music stream playing. Can only be heard with ear right up to drivers. No buzz with amp off or muted. Decent amp & cabling. Is this faint buzz likely still there under music when it’s playing? Numerous noise reduction devices deployed including dedicated circuit, robust grounding, balanced power transformer, various filters. Thoughts?

jmfinney
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mickeyb
573 posts
 

I had the same problem with a krell amp I had. 
I just took care of the problem. I sold the amp. It wasn’t jiving with my ac current in my house. It was fine for the guy I sold it to. 

dtorc
35 posts
 

I have had this problem twice. Once, it turned out to be proximity to a router. When i removed it from the room, the problem went away. 

The bigger issue turned out to be a defective toroidal transformer in my amp. The manufacturer replaced the transformer, and the problem ended. As someone said, sometimes our power, or the system doesn't agree with one or more of the pieces. But sometimes, it really is a definable local problem.

 

Someone once said to me many decades ago: "The goal is not the absence of noise, but the presence of music." Since then, I don't sweat things I can't hear from my listening chair. 

 

David

mariddock
26 posts
 

I noticed that sometimes it's a light rheostat (sorry, dimmer switch) making noise in the circuit. However, it's usually a cheap charger that is the culprit in the circuit. 

deep_333
1,370 posts
 

I noticed that sometimes it's a light rheostat (sorry, dimmer switch) 

Any self respecting audiophile should get rid of all dimmer switches in the house.

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