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Marketing ain't reality. I'm not saying your player is bad, but keep in mind that a lot of what you read in audio is designed to move products. "Normal" members of audio forums quietly earn commissions on sales.
I think it is valuable to visit other websites than here. There are other audio and headphone websites where products that are never criticized here are savaged in the forums. And by highly qualified members, as well.
And high price tag items are not always the best. Get a Consumer Reports car guide and check out the reliability of the most expensive cars. Audio isn't any different.
So the Opus 21 was also a poor CD player? Cause it picked up the same digital interference.
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Power Supply--Nordost Thor
Digital--Linn Akurate
Vinyl--Sota Nova table, Dynavector DV507mk2 tonearm, Dynavector DRT XV-1S cartridge (or Grado Statement), Ray Samuels XR-10B phono stage, Loricraft PRC4-Deluxe record cleaner
Dynamic Amp--Ray Samuels B-52
Electrostatic Amp--TBA ASAP
Headphones--too many to list; current favorites are Stax Omega 2 and Edition9
Cables--Shunyata Anaconda from the wall; Shunyata Python VX to the CD player; the remainder is Cardas Ergo AMT/Amp2 combo arriving soon!
I see several people going on about a ground loop, but wouldn't a ground loop be audible on ANY INPUT?????
It was clearly stated that the hum/hiss is only on one input channel: the CD player.
Second: there is a real audible (measurable no doubt) difference after changing the power cord of the CD PLAYER.
I mean.....????????? Do I miss something???????
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feels like an eps of 1 vs 100 with the 100 copy/paste their arguments from prior threads (I am sure you all have your arguments save in a note pad file...all loaded up and ready to fire).....the state of this forum is laughable.
Nobody is against him, he posted a problem with his system, and found a solution. I think everyone would be happiest if we find the actual reason for his problems, and why that solution worked.
I enjoy participating in a forum that is willing to work through different solutions.
You may have missed where I asked if you have tried switching the old cable back in and see if the hiss returns. Is that something you have tried yet?
Yep. The hiss was also there with my old CD player.
Perhaps this is just me being a perfectionist. Maybe others have this hiss, but it is so quiet unless you crank your amp that they just never noticed it. But making it go away seems to add some details that I hadn't picked up on before.
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Power Supply--Nordost Thor
Digital--Linn Akurate
Vinyl--Sota Nova table, Dynavector DV507mk2 tonearm, Dynavector DRT XV-1S cartridge (or Grado Statement), Ray Samuels XR-10B phono stage, Loricraft PRC4-Deluxe record cleaner
Dynamic Amp--Ray Samuels B-52
Electrostatic Amp--TBA ASAP
Headphones--too many to list; current favorites are Stax Omega 2 and Edition9
Cables--Shunyata Anaconda from the wall; Shunyata Python VX to the CD player; the remainder is Cardas Ergo AMT/Amp2 combo arriving soon!
I see several people going on about a ground loop, but wouldn't a ground loop be audible on ANY INPUT?????
I asked the same thing. It's not a ground loop, people are just reaching because they don't want to admit the possibility that a cable believer is right.
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Power Supply--Nordost Thor
Digital--Linn Akurate
Vinyl--Sota Nova table, Dynavector DV507mk2 tonearm, Dynavector DRT XV-1S cartridge (or Grado Statement), Ray Samuels XR-10B phono stage, Loricraft PRC4-Deluxe record cleaner
Dynamic Amp--Ray Samuels B-52
Electrostatic Amp--TBA ASAP
Headphones--too many to list; current favorites are Stax Omega 2 and Edition9
Cables--Shunyata Anaconda from the wall; Shunyata Python VX to the CD player; the remainder is Cardas Ergo AMT/Amp2 combo arriving soon!
I see several people going on about a ground loop, but wouldn't a ground loop be audible on ANY INPUT?????
It was clearly stated that the hum/hiss is only on one input channel: the CD player.
Second: there is a real audible (measurable no doubt) difference after changing the power cord of the CD PLAYER.
I mean.....????????? Do I miss something???????
No... By switching input devices you are changing the cct.
I would be interested in the frequency that the hiss is happening.
I feel like people need to find a happy medium here on some of these discussions, give each other a little leeway..
Don't tell me some of you that have replied can turn up your amplifier to 100% and not hear even the slightest amount of hissing/white noise..
I mean I believe earwickers claim that his cable did indeed reduce hiss in his system, but I also believe this this added detail during listening he speaks of is placebo.
I asked the same thing. It's not a ground loop, people are just reaching because they don't want to admit the possibility that a cable believer is right.
It's not reaching... hissing (especially in quality components) is usually caused by a ground loop.
with the 100 copy/paste their arguments from prior threads (I am sure you all have your arguments save in a note pad file...all loaded up and ready to fire).....the state of this forum is laughable.
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