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quiet hiss in backround?

i have a quiet hissing from speakers when no music is playing and i am sure it is there when music is on but hard to hear. it drives me crazy! i always attributed it to normal noise from my amplifier but i wonder what you folks think? is it a power issue? the amp is a krell fpb600c, dedicated line, no power conditioning (a small quiet line by audio prism (parallel power line filter) is all. is this normal?
richard_stacy
mmike84
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If that is the case another amp may be in the cards for you.
richard_stacy OP
686 posts
 
not on my current budget! the flip side mike, my stuff really sounds outstanding. it really troubles me that i often want better because it truly is amazing what my setup will do. i recently dove into sacd and it showed me once more how it will perform if fed properly. just special and gives me much gratitude...

thanks again for jumping in my thread and helping out.
mmike84
309 posts
 
You bet. One final note I don't think you have to spend more and may not even have to change from Krell. Contact them I bet they'll be able to help. If not there are other manufacturers out there that may solve your issue w/o increasing your costs or compromising quality.

BTW I agree with your SACD comments. A good SACD can be incredible.
richard_stacy OP
686 posts
 
thanks mike.

surprised no one else has experienced this or knows what it may be...?
mmike84
309 posts
 
Me too. However there are probably 1-2 hiss/hum questions a day so maybe everyone is burnt out. You could try re-posting with a more grabbing title. Put Krell in the question and pose the title as a challenge. Like "My Krell hisses, help diagnose & suggest silent comparable amps". That will get a big group of people reading it.
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