dead quiet

I read this a lot that one's system is dead quiet..Is this at all possible when playing phono? what does it really mean?

ditto08-03-2008 12:12pm

bdgregory Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,715 posts 08-03-2008 at 04:35pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete not in my experience. Often I'm satisfied if I can't hear any hum from my listening position (ie when there's no music playing). Some cartridge/arm/pre configs seem to be noisier than others. None are dead quiet.
audiofeil Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 4,011 posts 08-03-2008 at 05:19pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Don't agree. With the proper combination of turntable/cartridge/tonearm, phono stage, and software an analog front end can be dead quiet. I can prove it to anybody who wants to stop by.
ncarv Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 983 posts 08-03-2008 at 05:26pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete It means the system is turned off.
mosin Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 410 posts 08-03-2008 at 05:52pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Audiofeil is correct. Dead quiet is possible. It's the only way to fly, in fact. If you have hum, your work isn't finished.
clio09 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 3,360 posts 08-03-2008 at 05:58pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete My first epiphany with the term "dead quiet" as it relates to analog was when I dropped by to visit Albert Porter and heard his system. Wish I could say the same for mine, although digital is another experience altogether.