davidmolliere
Headphoneus Supremus
So... I had a bit of a scare last night...
Started a session with Cleo Octa II and Sharona, which I never had an issue with... and... significant left channel hissing
I tried running local files both DSD and flac instead of Apple Music. Still hissing.
Then I tried the same combo on R8 II : dead silent...
So I restarted N30 just in case but to no avail.
Tube mode was off so I didn't need to try that one. Low gain was selected from the get go.
Then I went on deactivating Hyper mode. Still hissing.
Same with P+ and then with P. Same with A and AB.
So I tried Sharona with other cables and : no hissing. Strange... I cleaned Cleo II Octa connector and then unscrewed the left conX connector, cleaned everything and rescrewed the 2pin connector. Still hissing. Tried a second conX connector from Code 23 just to be sure. Still hissing.
At this point I tested Sharona with PW Orpheus : no hissing.
Definitely something is happening that I can't put my finger on but it would seem not coming from N30.
Strange thing is, I used Cleo II Octa often with N30 and no issues.
I am wondering what the heck is going on there... bit of a mystery...
Anyone has any idea?
Started a session with Cleo Octa II and Sharona, which I never had an issue with... and... significant left channel hissing
I tried running local files both DSD and flac instead of Apple Music. Still hissing.
Then I tried the same combo on R8 II : dead silent...
So I restarted N30 just in case but to no avail.
Tube mode was off so I didn't need to try that one. Low gain was selected from the get go.
Then I went on deactivating Hyper mode. Still hissing.
Same with P+ and then with P. Same with A and AB.
So I tried Sharona with other cables and : no hissing. Strange... I cleaned Cleo II Octa connector and then unscrewed the left conX connector, cleaned everything and rescrewed the 2pin connector. Still hissing. Tried a second conX connector from Code 23 just to be sure. Still hissing.
At this point I tested Sharona with PW Orpheus : no hissing.
Definitely something is happening that I can't put my finger on but it would seem not coming from N30.
Strange thing is, I used Cleo II Octa often with N30 and no issues.
I am wondering what the heck is going on there... bit of a mystery...
Anyone has any idea?