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Hi, All,

 

Just a follow up on my thread last week about adding Hermes to my Pontus. All is connected and playing. I did do the left and right speaker check via Qobuz test tones and all are playing properly. I haven't sat for a critical listen yet as I want to give more burn in time. So whilst I'm not quite ready to give my impressions on any improvements, I did have a question.

 

I noticed on some tracks (not all) playing only when listening through my streamer (connected via USB running from Eversolo DMP-A6 Master into ADD-Powr Symphony In, then out from Symphony to Hermes USB In. Using I2S connecting between Pontus and Hermes. What I noticed is that on some tracks while streaming I detected some static/noise through mostly my right front speaker. I didn't notice this using Coax (CD player) or Optical (Brennan B2). Just on the streamer and again only certain tracks...

 

Any idea what could be causing this? Is the ADD-Powr possibly the culprit? The static/noise was never there before Hermes and I had ADD-Powr Symphony connected as above only direct to Pontus...Music still plays but on higher volume the noise is audible...

kingbr
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painter24
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Not familiar withe the Symphony, but maybe remove from the chain to eliminate it.

Saying this, I experienced similar when initially connected my Iris to my old Ares 12th-1; I thought I'd hit on the correct configuration (010, 000, 100 etc) but I hadn't. Even though I was getting music, I was experiencing the same static type pops and crackles, tried configuring again via the Ares front panel buttons and finally found the correct pin combo.

I now have the Pontus 15th connected to the same Iris, and had no such issues and didn't need to change the configuration 

Hope you solve this 👍

kingbr OP
345 posts
 

Thank you @painter24! Very helpful! Were you getting the noise on all tracks or just some? That's why I'm a little perplexed. I know the I2S can be quirky...

 

I can certainly play with the settings on Pontus and see if that eliminated it, but before going down that rabbit hole I wondered if anyone had similar..

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fthompson251
437 posts
 

What is a ADD-Powr Symphony? Could you have a bad cable between it and what it’s connected to or a bad USB cable? Usually a pin out problem will be consistent as it has nothing to do with the source beforehand.

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gkelly
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@fthompson251 

here is a write up on that piece of gear

https://positive-feedback.com/audio-discourse/symphony-i-o-add-powr/
 

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