I have some issues with interference, nothing major but just some little sonic artifacts coming through my speakers from time to time and would like to know if they could be helped by using a power conditioner. The most noticeable things are the light popping sound I get when I am listening to my records and I also happen to be cleaning a record on my VPI Cyclone. If I flip on the cleaning platter or the vacuum I can hear an audible pop coming through my speakers. I used to play electric guitar in this same room and would also hear these sounds come through my guitar amp when I would turn on another electronic device. Would a power conditioner connected to my stereo fix this issue?
Power conditioners
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twinkletoes
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a power conditioner wont help with a feed back loop arguably wont help with anything.
The only thing that will help with that is a battery back up power supply, like that used in Offices so that computers can be safely shunt down in the event of a black out. It should smooth out power supply as you're drawing from the battery all of the time.
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The only thing that will help with that is a battery back up power supply, like that used in Offices so that computers can be safely shunt down in the event of a black out. It should smooth out power supply as you're drawing from the battery all of the time.
Somthing like this
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Al ears
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The only way to know for sure is get a cheap one and try it. If it fails you could be looking at a mains regenerator which is big money.
abacus
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Sounds like the house wiring may need checking for loose connections etc. (When were the electrics last checked)
Try a simple surge suppression block and plug the most sensitive equipment into that, otherwise as AI ears says.
Bill
Try a simple surge suppression block and plug the most sensitive equipment into that, otherwise as AI ears says.
Bill
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Kenneth Fernandes
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The best replacement for StopWatt is a high-capacity battery pack, like the Tesla Powerwall. And the greatest improvement would come if the Hi-Fi gear could directly power on the battery.
I think all my hifi equipment is already on a surge strip. I will try to plug everything else into one and try that.
twinkletoes
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And whats that exactly?
"sonic artifacts coming through my speakers" well this could be anything a ground problem is the most likely cause from a device like a fridge, mircowave, boiler, storage rad, digital clock, lights etc or a crusty switch in the house and/or in any one of those devices this will manifest itself as what is commonly called feedback when heard through a speaker
basically its a rats nest is anybodies guess."light popping sound I get when I am listening to my records" this could be pure coincidence and be static arcing to the needle, very possible this time of year and he said it was intermittent.
Is that better addressed all.
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or do what Kenneth has suggested
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twinkletoes
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dont put everything into one spread across 2 mains sockets. the amp wont like to many things in the same bank.
nopiano
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Does the noise coincide with using the power on-off switch on the cleaning device? That’s how I’m reading it, so it sounds like the switch isn’t in good shape or should be isolated from your system.
A dodgy switch or one that needs something to stop it arcing, will pop through your system, especially with MM or MC inputs selected and the volume up. Does it still sound when say CD input is selected?
Unless it occurs during actual listening, it would be better to turn off the Hifi, or maybe just mute it, when using your record cleaner.
A dodgy switch or one that needs something to stop it arcing, will pop through your system, especially with MM or MC inputs selected and the volume up. Does it still sound when say CD input is selected?
Unless it occurs during actual listening, it would be better to turn off the Hifi, or maybe just mute it, when using your record cleaner.
Yes. Sorry I needed to clarify that. In my original post I kind of made it sound like I was hearing all kinds of noise. I'm just hearing a popping when I flip the switch to turn the platter on. It has a 3 way switch(off, fwd, and rev) it also has a 2 way switch for the vacuum system. I need to test it again to see if the vac is also causing popping but the platter switch is definitely causing it. I will also check other inputs to see if those are complicit.
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I don't know. Seems like often people are absolutely certain about what's going on in other people's houses, a certainty that seems misplaced. But it doesn't sound like feedback is all.
Gray
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He's described his 'sonic artifacts' as 'pops'.
Feedback, as the name suggests, is where the resulting symptom of interference sustains or increases that symptom.
If all he's got are pops, he hasn't got feedback.
good_enough
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My tuppenceworth: an arc is being caused when you flip the switch. An arc emits broad spectrum RF and this is being picked up somewhere (when Marconi 'invented radio' he basically just made an almighty spark and detected the same 'pop' you are hearing!)
Does this vary according to which input you have selected? If it's happening on phono only, the minuscule radio energy is likely being picked up by the turntable wiring along the tonearm. If on any input, then your pre-amp is very poorly shielded.
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