RMB-1095 Question From Proud New Owner

[crowland]

Hello everyone. I am the proud owner of a new RMB-1095 and I have a question I thought that just about anyone here could probably answer. Whenever my system is on, with no music being sent to the speakers, I can hear a very slight hum whenever I am close to the speaker. I’ve read about this before, but because this is the first power amp I’ve ever owned I am not sure if this should be expected to some degree.

Thank you in advance for any replies.

[PewterTA]

You will get an ever so slight hum/hiss from the speakers if you are within an inch or two of your tweeter, it's the power going through the system. If you are getting a hum that is louder, it is most likely the cable for your TV causing the problem.

Unplug the cable from the wall and see if the hum goes away. If it does, then you have the infamous ground loop issue. You will need to isolate the cable by either having it go through a power conditioner (something like the monster products) or getting a ground loop eliminator box from the various places that sell them.

[crowland]

Thank you for the info PewterTA. It does seem as if it is the power going through the system because if I get more than a few inches away, that ever so slight noinse is no longer audible. Like I said, it is my first power amp and I'm never going back.

[boxer82003]

i have a small amount of hum/buzz

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