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Preamp Noise with High-Efficiency Speakers

I have Avantgarde Duo Classic Speakers, I hear a very audible buzzing noise whenever I insert an analog preamp. If I run my DAC (AMR DP-777) directly into power amp, the noise disappears. I have tried 4 different preamps (tube and SS), 3 different amps, a bunch of RCA and XLR interconnects, the problem persists. I have tried dedicated power line and two power conditioners (with Multi-wave options) and various high-quality power cords, so far nothing works, and I am forced to run DAC-direct into power amp. The buzz is not very loud but certainly audible enough to be annoying. There's no noise running the same equipment and power source into regular speakers, I am pretty sure it's just the Avantgarde (104dB sensitivity). Please share your solution if you have had similar situations. Thanks!
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grannyring
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Charles I am on the same Voodoo vibe as you. Enjoy the spell you're under! I am...
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charles1dad
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Bill.
We have a piano in our that sounds beautiful. I attend the local jazz clubs frequently and love them. Any audio component that strips or dilutes that tone,body,weight and dynamics that I hear"always"in live music is a flawed component. If this is voodoo or coloration, I`ll have more please.You tried the Lightspeed "three" times, once would have done it for me.
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germanboxers
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Grannyring - just kick it up to the big ring, get out of the saddle, and power
over that voodoo!! Maybe it'll work for you?

In my case, I made the mistake of wearing a Tiki Talisman around my neck
and I too have had to live with a voodoo curse. Incredibly, having a
Concert Fidelity Linestage in between my DAC and amps actually sounds
more real, more live, and more enjoyable than running DAC-direct to amps.
Rather than fight it, I've resigned to just live with it...with a smile on my face.
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georgehifi
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Like I keep saying.

"By all means you can change the sound to your liking with a active preamp of your choice, this is why ALL ACTIVE PREAMPS SOUND DIFFERENT, as they are not a strait wire with gain"

But if you want to hear the source as it is, go direct this is, a straight wire with no gain.

Cheers George
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grannyring
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Germanboxers, glad to see you get the meaning of my username! Cycle on!
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