Audioengine A2...deeply impressed but inevitable hiss(UNnoticeable) or QC problem??

[sohels]

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Originally Posted by zeckwsr /img/forum/go_quote.gif my source is a m-audio transit usb....and as i said when the speakers are not connected to any source with the volume maxed out but they still hiss...

So there's no hiss when they are connected to a source? If so, I suggest you keep them connected to a source whenever you turn the power on.

 

[zeckwsr]

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Originally Posted by infinitesymphony /img/forum/go_quote.gif Every speaker I've ever heard has hissed from the tweeter when powered, though some were very quiet even with my ear right up to the driver...

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Originally Posted by Budgie /img/forum/go_quote.gif All amplifiers have a background level of hiss. All electronic parts contribute a small amount of noise, in any circuit. If you have to be very close to the speaker to hear it, that would be a normal amount of hiss noise...[/url]

(actually i did come across that page when i was researchin for my problem :>)
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Originally Posted by classicalguy /img/forum/go_quote.gif Yes, if you put your ear up to the tweeter and turn up the volume on your amp, you'll hear some hiss with analog amplifiers. That doesn't mean anything. If you hear...

OMG...no replies for more than 3 days and suddenly!!!!
well thanks guys...how assuring that is!!!!

but it would have been much better if i had been here 10 minutes be4!!
cuz i just placed an order on a belkin filtered power strip which, i think, has a gd 65dB reduction in noise for just about $20US (10pounds here in the uk on amazon)
Belkin 8-socket surgemaster maximum series

i can still cancel the order.....just within these 2 days i think....so what do u guys think?? shud i get the surge suppressor or not??

thanks again!!!

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Originally Posted by sohels /img/forum/go_quote.gif So there's no hiss when they are connected to a source? If so, I sugg....

i m not sure where u r comin from but thanks for inputting!!! appreciated

 

[infinitesymphony]

I don't think that the surge strip is going to help. It filters EMI and RFI noise up to 65 dB, but neither of those are the cause of your problem.

 

[kpeezy]

You can't hear it during normal listening. So... 100% of the time you're listening to these you'll hear nothing. Why waste your money on stuff to eliminate this hiss then?

-Kyle

 

[deadie]

I got my A2's in yesterday, and yes, with my ear up against the tweeter, there is hiss present with speaker volume at 75%.

But at a 4 ft listening distance, the hiss is inaudible. What's really chapping my ass is my loud PC fan, sitting 3 ft from my left ear.

Anyway, these speakers are way fab. No, there's not nearly enough bass coming from those 2.75" kevlar woofers, but that's to be expected. I got them for their hyped near-audiophile presentation of vocals, and I'm not disappointed.

Get the "Best Audiophile Voices" discs. whooha!

Listening to streaming 320kbps classical from AVRO Light Classical High Definition is also bliss.

 

[zeckwsr]

damn it!!! i cant cancel the order now...hmm i will look up on their website if i can still return my order if i open the package..XD

@infinitesymphony, kpeezy
thanks for advice....there's some insight there :>

@deadie
if u r not finding enough bass there...u might want to use some EQ there, if u hvnt....cuz after i set some gain for lower frequencies...i m impressed by the quality and quantity there
tho i m an amateur aint i? :<<

andone more thing...
i want to ask the fellow owners the followin question:
is it normal that the power supply thing hisses a lot??
cuz i find it quite audible when i m not playin any music....n tryin to study...so everytime i have to turn the socket off...

thanks again :]