Argent, you definately have a ground loop somewhere. I am not attacking you in any way but there is a lesson to be learned and I thank you for helping me bring my point across. Too many audiophiles feel that line conditioners are the cure all for any power problem. That could not be further from the truth. If the power going to the conditioner is suspect, the conditioner in most cases will not help. If you have a bad ground you are sunk no matter what. My point is this: Can a conditioner help? Yes, but not in all cases. Before you go out and spend alot of money on a power conditioner, understand what type of problem you have. In some cases the conditioner will even degrade the sound of your system. I have seen more problems repaired with good grounding techniques and properly wired, dedicated outlets than any conditioners. Just MHO, I could be wrong.
Help my MonsterPower HTS3500 is humming
This is so weird. I just moved my audio set-up to another room in the house. I plug my Meridian 508.24 and my Conrad-Johnson PV12 preamp into the MonsterPowerHTS3500. My Bryston 4B-ST is plugged into the wall by itself. Now, when I turn the pre-amp on a hum starts to come out of the powercenter. Also, when I turn the LIGHTS on, a different hum starts to come out of the powercenter. Now the light is on a dimmer switch, and as I turn the switch, the hum changes pitch and intensity. Can anyone tell me what is going on? Thanks.
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