Do I understand correctly that you have your SB plugged into the phono inputs on your amp/receiver? If so, do you have any other input on the receiver? Aux or tape should work better. I dont know in what way record players' outputs are technically different from newer components, but they are.
~Michael On Wed, 30 Mar 2005 20:45:32 +0100, Robert Boltman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > Getting really frustrated now. Don't know what to do... > > I've got two SB1s - one in the lounge hooked up to hifi etc. the > second in the bedroom connected to a pair of powered "computer" > speakers, acting as a bedside table radio-alarm clock. > > The set-up in the bedroom is producing a really annoying hum - > especially as the speakers are 6 inches from my ear!! > > I have tried: > - alternate speakers > - alternate squeezebox > - plugging in to headphone jack / phono sockets > - pluggng squeezebox in to separate mains spurs/rings (a downstairs > one and the cooker one in the kitchen) > - a ground loop isolator > - an alternate power supply (from a Ipaq, same rating, 5v 2A as the > supplied one) > > None of the above made any discernable difference. > > I finally tried a third power supply (this time from an Iomega > external zip drive) which was only rated 5v 1A. This worked! But only > for 3 months... this weekend the SB started rebooting a lot (esp when > selecting max brightness), then the display started flickering, then > it simply would boot at all. Swapped back for the other power supply - > works fine, but the hum is back. > > Arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! :-( > > I assume that the SB draws more than an amp and so has knackered the p/s. > > What do I do now? I love the SB, and it makes a great bedside alarm > clock, but I just can't sleep with the hum. > > The hum isn't affected by the volume on the speakers, gets a lot worse > if only one channel is connected (using the phonos)?!? and is really > quite audible - it can be heard the other side of the room, not just > when I'm lying next to it. > > Hmmm. (no pun intended ;-) > > What do I do now?? > > Thanks for any suggestions - sorry for the long windedness. > > cheers > Rob > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss > _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
