zachary80
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My latest setup has my Musical Fidelity X-Dac connected to my PC over S/PDIF, and has been working fine. Yesterday when I powered up my headphone amp (the DAC is always on from the included wall-wart power supply), I heard a moderately loud buzz/hum with distorted audio, similar to whenever a subwoofer cable is loose. Connections don't seem to reduce the buzzing. If I unplug the power, wait a few seconds, and plug it in, the buzz gradually fades in after about a minute.When I run test tones, they come out extremely distorted, but recognizable. My headphone amp is silent once the DAC is unplugged.
Any ideas if this is a dead DAC, or maybe the power supply? Any more troubleshooting I can do?
Any ideas if this is a dead DAC, or maybe the power supply? Any more troubleshooting I can do?