I have just got my first vinyl set up and there is a loud buzz coming from one speaker. As far as I can tell I have done nothing different with the wiring on this speaker and if anything the wiring is actually a little better
Welcome!I have just got my first vinyl set up and there is a loud buzz coming from one speaker. As far as I can tell I have done nothing different with the wiring on this speaker and if anything the wiring is actually a little better
I have just got my first vinyl set up and there is a loud buzz coming from one speaker. As far as I can tell I have done nothing different with the wiring on this speaker and if anything the wiring is actually a little better
Hi,Welcome!
Please detail the kit you are connecting. If you’re not in the UK then wiring may differ to what many of us use.
Usually, with a turntable, there is an ‘earth’ or ground lead that needs attaching, though not with Rega.
Have you just bought it all? Speakers like yours don’t buzz or hum without the signal coming to them being corrupted in some way. (You can easily check by swapping them)Hi,
I have an atlp120x, Dali Spektor 2, manufacturer refurbished Cambridge topaz am10 and qed Xt25 wires. I already have the ground lead attached. I don't think the issue is the turntable as it is only coming out of one speaker
It's all brand new apart from the amp which is a manufacturer refurb. It does still play music but the buzz is really loud (louder than the music). I think it could be an issue with the speaker wires but I can't figure out what. The wires do seem a little thick, idk if that could be causing itHave you just bought it all? Speakers like yours don’t buzz or hum without the signal coming to them being corrupted in some way. (You can easily check by swapping them)
Does a record actually play through both channels, despite the hum? How loud is the hum relative to the music - in the background or much louder?
If your turntable has the in built phono amplifier, make sure it’s connected to Aux, not MM on the amplifier. Or switch off the phono amp and connect to the MM input. But not BOTH!
One channel buzz points to a bad connection to the amp, the cartridge wires not right, or a faulty amp - as long as both channels are playing music.
Also I was listening through headphones yesterday as the speakers hadn't arrived and it was greatIt's all brand new apart from the amp which is a manufacturer refurb. It does still play music but the buzz is really loud (louder than the music). I think it could be an issue with the speaker wires but I can't figure out what. The wires do seem a little thick, idk if that could be causing it
The speaker wires cannot be causing the buzz.I think it could be an issue with the speaker wires but I can't figure out what. The wires do seem a little thick, idk if that could be causing it
Nope, definitely not them. Try reversing the speaker connections on the amp, by which I mean swap left and right.It's all brand new apart from the amp which is a manufacturer refurb. It does still play music but the buzz is really loud (louder than the music). I think it could be an issue with the speaker wires but I can't figure out what. The wires do seem a little thick, idk if that could be causing it
It was a bit of frayed wire. Thanks for everyone's helpAlso I was listening through headphones yesterday as the speakers hadn't arrived and it was great
Well I’m no expert at all but i tried to wire up old 70s Sony amp and speakers with technics turntable and had similar problems . Started loud buzz and swapped speakers over etc and played with earth connection and speakers with varying degrees of buzzing . Whole thing so sensitive. Then nothing from one channel and I assumed a capacitor may have gone after some advice from the forum . I took the amp in and they said they cleaned all the internal connections and it worked so could be something that simple. Cost me £60 though as I didn’t have a clue !I have just got my first vinyl set up and there is a loud buzz coming from one speaker. As far as I can tell I have done nothing different with the wiring on this speaker and if anything the wiring is actually a little better
A bit of frayed speaker wire?It was a bit of frayed wire.
The clue to me was when you said 'old 70s amp'.Well I’m no expert at all but i tried to wire up old 70s Sony amp and speakers with technics turntable and had similar problems . Started loud buzz and swapped speakers over etc and played with earth connection and speakers with varying degrees of buzzing . Whole thing so sensitive. Then nothing from one channel and I assumed a capacitor may have gone after some advice from the forum . I took the amp in and they said they cleaned all the internal connections and it worked so could be something that simple. Cost me £60 though as I didn’t have a clue !
What frayed wire was it, and what was it touching?It was a bit of frayed wire. Thanks for everyone's help
Good questions, that seem destined to remain unanswered.What frayed wire was it, and what was it touching?
Exactly! The only wire that can fray is unterminated speaker cable. But seeing how some systems used to be connected, I guess anything’s possible!Good questions, that seem destined to remain unanswered.
The 'freyed wire' discovery was in response to a suggestion in post #8.
We're left to conclude that:
1) There was a 'freyed' speaker(?) cable.
2) The buzz has ceased.
I dare say that your thoughts are the same as mine;
Any link between 1 and 2 can be by coincidence only.
All sensible people do 👍It’s why I use banana plugs