InsanelyConfused
New Head-Fier
Hey people,
just made an account to post here because I am wondering if I got a defective unit or not. My Xduoo TA-26 is running pretty good, no hissing, buzzing, microphonics or anything of that sort that is audible when wearing my headphones. I had some humming from my USB ports that lead to my DAC but resolved that by using the optical input of my DAC. But there is one last issue and it makes me consider returning it or getting a replacement and that is the humming sound the transformer makes when the unit is running. It's not audible while listening to music but I can definitely hear it humming when nothing is being played and it's just bad. Not loud like in some videos of clearly defective units, but still noticeable enough to think about if this is normal or not.
I am wondering if this is a commong thing or normal for the TA-26. Do units exists where there is no humming at all? Is is fixable or can I simply get a replacements and hope that it won't happen again? If this is normal and fixable then I know someone who probably has the know how to do so, so opening it up wouldn't be too much of an issue.
I would appreciate any help! I am so close to having a pretty sweet tube amp on my desk, but this humming is really ruining the experience.
Edit: (btw it's just the unit humming, my headphones are dead silent when nothing is playing)
just made an account to post here because I am wondering if I got a defective unit or not. My Xduoo TA-26 is running pretty good, no hissing, buzzing, microphonics or anything of that sort that is audible when wearing my headphones. I had some humming from my USB ports that lead to my DAC but resolved that by using the optical input of my DAC. But there is one last issue and it makes me consider returning it or getting a replacement and that is the humming sound the transformer makes when the unit is running. It's not audible while listening to music but I can definitely hear it humming when nothing is being played and it's just bad. Not loud like in some videos of clearly defective units, but still noticeable enough to think about if this is normal or not.
I am wondering if this is a commong thing or normal for the TA-26. Do units exists where there is no humming at all? Is is fixable or can I simply get a replacements and hope that it won't happen again? If this is normal and fixable then I know someone who probably has the know how to do so, so opening it up wouldn't be too much of an issue.
I would appreciate any help! I am so close to having a pretty sweet tube amp on my desk, but this humming is really ruining the experience.
Edit: (btw it's just the unit humming, my headphones are dead silent when nothing is playing)
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