koruki
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Well after doing some reading I saw that the Zero DAC got a lot of good reviews from the people on headfi and went ordered one from china. It arrived all fine plugged it in and sounds great however there was interference in the left channel. very subtle sound a bit like the noise you get from wind blowing on a mic. It was on and off and later it stopped, but came back the next day. while fiddling around with it I noticed I could make it stop by holding it and applying pressure at the base of the unit (pushing upwards where the board sits) when I let go the noise would come back. The noise isnt a constant one and when music is playing I wouldn't notice it. But when I used my method of applying pressure to the base, the left channel would clear up and balance with the right channel.. So there is definitely something going on but cant figure what is causing it, for now in order to hear music without little pops and rattles on the left channel I have to hold the unit like I'm eating a burger.
I mentioned this problem to a friend who is studying engineering he said it might be related to capacitors. I've opened the unit up looked around under the board, cant find anything out of place. Very annoying hope some of you can help with your experience in audio equipment! thanks a lot in advance.
I mentioned this problem to a friend who is studying engineering he said it might be related to capacitors. I've opened the unit up looked around under the board, cant find anything out of place. Very annoying hope some of you can help with your experience in audio equipment! thanks a lot in advance.