dekaliber;422888 Wrote:
I guess my main concern now is: could this interference possibly be
damaging to my SB3 (or worse, more expensive pieces of gear nearby like
my amp, TV, or speakers)?
It isn't likely to do physical damage to other electronics unless it is
acting like a strong magnet,
I just bought a Channel Islands VDA-2/VAC-1 (external DAC + power
supply) combo to try on my SB3 and right around the time that I had
gotten everything connected, my Squeezebox told me that it had trouble
connecting to Squeezecenter. It was doing fine just minutes before
this. I tried futilely
I have known different equipment play all sorts of havoc with other
equipment.
The thing to do is take the DAC out of the loop completely. Unplug it
and tuck it under the sofa out of the way. Unplug and replug the SB. If
it works, it is the DAC or it's power supply causing the problem. You
don't
SB is running wireless, connected to DAC via digital coax and connected
to amp with RCA (I'm doing some A/B tests of the SB DAC and the external
DAC). I thought coax is almost always preferred over TOSlink?
What's weird is that the Squeezebox seems to connect to my network
fine. It's just the
dekaliber;422771 Wrote:
the Squeezebox seems to connect to my network fine. It's just the
connection to the actual machine that hosts Squeezecenter gets hosed.
Maybe the DAC is screwing with the laptop. As I said, take it
temporarily out of the loop.
--
Mick Seymour
Squeezecenter is actually running from a computer in another room (where
the router is). The laptop isn't really part of the equation, but it
seems unaffected connectivity-wise regardless.
Yesterday I unplugged the DAC/power supply entirely from my system --
AC power, RCA, digital coax,
Just because your SB can associate with the wireless AP doesn't mean
that many packets are getting through. IMHO, the SB/SC protocols were
never very robust in the face of significant packet loss.
Also remember that the power supply for the new stuff might be the
culprit, particularly if its an
Millwood;422786 Wrote:
Just because your SB can associate with the wireless AP doesn't mean
that many packets are getting through. IMHO, the SB/SC protocols were
never very robust in the face of significant packet loss.
Also remember that the power supply for the new stuff might be the
After experimenting some more I found conclusively that the VAC-1 is the
guilty component. It sits above the SB3 on my TV stand, which
incidentally puts it more or less in between the SB and my router.
I was able to move the VAC-1 back and forth on my TV stand to get 100%
repeatable results.
