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    Shakey replied to the thread Help! I Can Hear Weird Background Sounds Through My Speakers?!.

    Indeed, of all the electronic devices in the house though a little wireless thermometer thingy (that’s not even inside the house) was...

    Oct 30, 2024
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    Shakey reacted to good_enough's post in the thread Help! I Can Hear Weird Background Sounds Through My Speakers?! with Like.

    Nice one, but worrying a little - there are lots of RF sources in a house from LED lights to Hive thermostats to smart meter indoor...

    Oct 30, 2024
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    Shakey replied to the thread Help! I Can Hear Weird Background Sounds Through My Speakers?!.

    Another update! I've cracked it! I moved the hifi back to its previous position and the noise went, I returned it to the new position...

    Oct 30, 2024
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    Shakey replied to the thread Help! I Can Hear Weird Background Sounds Through My Speakers?!.

    Duly noted! So, next update. I just went around the whole ground floor switching off each wall socket individually to see if I could...

    Oct 30, 2024
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    Shakey reacted to Gray's post in the thread Help! I Can Hear Weird Background Sounds Through My Speakers?! with Like.

    No, it doesn't. Phono stages give much higher gain than line inputs. You will always hear more noise from open phono inputs, than you...

    Oct 30, 2024
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    Shakey replied to the thread Help! I Can Hear Weird Background Sounds Through My Speakers?!.

    A quick update as just tried a couple of things as below: 1) I tried different interconnects (plugged into amp's phono input but not...

    Oct 30, 2024
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    Shakey reacted to Jasonovich's post in the thread Help! I Can Hear Weird Background Sounds Through My Speakers?! with Like.

    As per the suggestions above, if all fails. I would change the phono interconnects with new ones. Good luck.

    Oct 30, 2024
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    Shakey replied to the thread Help! I Can Hear Weird Background Sounds Through My Speakers?!.

    Cheers Bill, will do! Got a good list of things to try later on now. I will report back!

    Oct 30, 2024
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    Shakey reacted to abacus's post in the thread Help! I Can Hear Weird Background Sounds Through My Speakers?! with Like.

    Try removing the ground wire in case it is causing an earth loop. It's possible that the grounding in the cables has become open circuit...

    Oct 30, 2024
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    Shakey replied to the thread Help! I Can Hear Weird Background Sounds Through My Speakers?!.

    Thank you for the reply! It is attached and I did think it could be the earth wire initially (still not ruling it out either). As for...

    Oct 30, 2024
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    Shakey reacted to Al ears's post in the thread Help! I Can Hear Weird Background Sounds Through My Speakers?! with Like.

    Odd. Is the turntable earth wire attached? First thing I would do is plug the amp into a different mains socket to the one the turntable...

    Oct 30, 2024
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    Shakey posted the thread Help! I Can Hear Weird Background Sounds Through My Speakers?! in Turntables and LPs.

    Hi All, First time poster here! 👋 I am hoping someone may be able to offer some help or advice concerning a strange issue my hifi has...

    Oct 30, 2024

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