I set up my gear last night a fired it up. I bought the 1067 and the 1080 to bi-amp the fronts. I bought the Nautilus 803's. Inital thoughts, they sound much better than in the store. In the store they were actually too bright and wasn't blown away, i think the room was poor too. I bought them more from what i researched and build quality/reputation. I am upgrading from an old huge pair of Bozak's (made in the early 70's?) There is much more bass than i thought, maybe because of the 1080. I have yet to buy the expensive speaker cable til i figure out where i want everything. I did buy a good interconnect with some kind of battery to power the line
The problem i am having though is:
When i plugged in the 803's and i put ear near them, i hear a slight hum/scratching sound even with all off, 1067 IS in standy mode so there si some power somewhere. I completely unplugged the cable box and all video equipment. Furthermore, when i turned on the 1080 and the 1067, there was a very loud hum.
I called my dealer right away, he said he knew what problem was. He said the 1067 is a "2 pin" power cord, and the 1080 is 3 pin (grounded). He said short term fix was to get a little gray 2-3 adapter and float the ground of the 1080. He is calling Rotel for the long term fix. The lound hum did go away but the little one is still there.
1) Has anybody already tackled this problem?
2) Am i killing anything to float ground?
3) Will one of those big monster power units make any difference?
4) Is the little hum normal (dealer called it Thermal Noise)
By the way, i have found it invaluable to have a dealer to go to on this level of purchase rather than the mail order/internet route!!!
The problem i am having though is:
When i plugged in the 803's and i put ear near them, i hear a slight hum/scratching sound even with all off, 1067 IS in standy mode so there si some power somewhere. I completely unplugged the cable box and all video equipment. Furthermore, when i turned on the 1080 and the 1067, there was a very loud hum.
I called my dealer right away, he said he knew what problem was. He said the 1067 is a "2 pin" power cord, and the 1080 is 3 pin (grounded). He said short term fix was to get a little gray 2-3 adapter and float the ground of the 1080. He is calling Rotel for the long term fix. The lound hum did go away but the little one is still there.
1) Has anybody already tackled this problem?
2) Am i killing anything to float ground?
3) Will one of those big monster power units make any difference?
4) Is the little hum normal (dealer called it Thermal Noise)
By the way, i have found it invaluable to have a dealer to go to on this level of purchase rather than the mail order/internet route!!!
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