White Noise

Thanks bob_reynolds,

When I initially contacted Jeff Rowland they said the issue was with the noise floor of my Marantz SR5011 AVR. I sold the SR5011 and now have a Marantz 7002 mkII AV preamp and ATI amp. I'm experiencing the same problem and it sounds worst with the separates. I contacted Jeff Rowland again via email and I'm waiting for a response. It seems to me that the Rowland output is to high when HT bypass is selected. I know Jeff Rowland was attending the recent High-end show and someone should contact me in a couple of days. Their customer service has always been great.

I fixed it!
1) I reached out to Marantz today and for the first time they told me to run a wire from the ground on back of the 7002 mk II to a screw on the chassis. That reduced some of the noise.

bob_reynolds,
2) I took your advice...THANKS! I borrowed a balanced cable and reassigned the bypass to a balanced input. DEAD SILENT!  

Initially I only added the ground wire. It reduced much of the noise; however noise was still audible. After I changed to the XLR cable it was dead silent. I must admit the gain seems a little lower and I will run audesey again.