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Shanling T100 owners, please help

Hi Guys,

I just borrowed the Shanling T100 from a local dealer and noticed that if do a horizontal bi-amp(e.g. direct plug into 2 NAD S200 and bypassing the preamp) using the tube output for the mids and highs and the solid state output for the bass.It sounded really good compare pluging the CD player into the NAD S100 and bi-amping it from there. However, I noticed that there
are more noise in between songs just somewhat similiar to playing records when the Shanling T100 is plug directly into the 2 NAD amps?...Does anyone knows why?...this is noise is bothering me. I really like the way the Shanling
sings without going to my preamp. But theres got to be a way to get rid of those noise in between songs.

Does anyone experience this?
longho68
longho68 OP
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Thanks for your response Sean. I'll try your recommendation tonight after work..:-)..

Long
longho68 OP
69 posts
 
Sean,

I tried your recommendation last night, and the noise is coming from the Tube Output. Is this an inherent Characteristic of Tube gear?

Long
sean
6,231 posts
 
As a general rule, tubes will be noisier than SS circuitry. BUT, and this entails a lot of factors, "good" tube circuitry with good tubes can be very quiet. Much of this has to do with the circuit design itself while a good portion may be related to the actual tubes in use. As such, that is why you read about people "rolling tubes" aka "doing tube swaps". Not only can the noise level ( called the "noise floor" or "level of black background" ) change, different tubes can also alter frequency response and transient response ( attack and decay characteristics ). Finding what tubes you like best in a specific component or system can be both fun and a source of frustration to say the least.

Having said all of that, i would contact the place of purchase and / or Shanling and find out why the tube section has a noticeably higher noise floor than that of the SS section. It's possible that you have "funky" tubes and they may replace them under warranty. Then again, replacing tubes may not solve anything if the circuitry itself is not well thought out. All i can say is to push forward and see where it takes you. Hopefully, you'll end up with a lot of good tunes and complete satisfaction with your rather novel approach to a system : ) Sean
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