Re: [slim] Filtering Powerline (aka PLC) audible artefacts?

2015-07-16 Thread epoch1970
Thank you, Julf. 4 SB 3 • iPeng (iPhone + iPad) • Squeezebox Server 7.9 (linux) with plugins: CD Player, WaveInput by bpa • IRBlaster by Gwendesign (Felix) • Server Power Control by Gordon Harris • Smart Mix, Music Walk With Me, What Was That Tune? by Michael Herger • PowerSave by Jason

Re: [slim] Filtering Powerline (aka PLC) audible artefacts?

2015-07-14 Thread Julf
P Nelson wrote: If it is the power source then you should be able to filter the noise by using capacitors or a choke. A first, simple step would be a cheap X10 powerline filter. To try to judge the real from the false will always be hard. In this fast-growing art of 'high fidelity' the

Re: [slim] Filtering Powerline (aka PLC) audible artefacts?

2015-07-05 Thread epoch1970
Paul, thanks for your time and advice. Yes, the amp does not click from day one :) The click is faint enough to be noticeable only when nothing is playing, but it is definitely there. The adapters I've used follow the AV2 Homeplug specification, so they should modulate a signal in the 1.8MHz to

Re: [slim] Filtering Powerline (aka PLC) audible artefacts?

2015-07-04 Thread P Nelson
First, I assume that this click you hear does not occur when you are not using the power line adapters (PLA). This probably means the PLA are the source of the problem. You mentioned you swapped some of them to rule out a defective PLA. These PLAs work by transmitting a frequency into the

Re: [slim] Filtering Powerline (aka PLC) audible artefacts?

2015-07-01 Thread epoch1970
Actually power supply in FR is rather good. Home wiring standards might be another story, esp. considering older housing. I cannot do without PLC in this case. And I hope it won't prove as fragile as you say... 4 SB 3 • iPeng (iPhone + iPad) • SqueezeLite • Squeezebox Server 7.8.1 (Debian 7.5)

[slim] Filtering Powerline (aka PLC) audible artefacts?

2015-07-01 Thread epoch1970
I've recently played with a few powerline adapters and in my home there is one adapter that causes audible clicks in the neighboring audio source when it is powered on. I've looked around but unfortunately most powerline filtering conversations seem to concentrate on improving adapters

Re: [slim] Filtering Powerline (aka PLC) audible artefacts?

2015-07-01 Thread DJanGo
hi get rid of this Adapter i knew from my parents something about the french powersupply and the (dont take this personal) french Laissez-faire :o My Parents Phone line is thrown (by the company) over the street and was plugged with insulating screw joints. If you found a working adapter

Re: [slim] Filtering Powerline (aka PLC) audible artefacts?

2015-07-01 Thread DJanGo
Yupp Power supply is good (my Dad gets an older APC PDU from my office that shown ~248 and 255 V) ~230 should be the std. (in germany) And in the other thing: Its not The House its the departement. The cable is owned by France (dont now the right company Name) and the nice craftman ship is made

Re: [slim] Filtering Powerline (aka PLC) audible artefacts?

2015-07-01 Thread epoch1970
DJanGo wrote: 1) is it attached to 1 one by three(or more) Adapter? 2) Is there a FI (german Fehlerstromschutzschalter) thats used in bathrooms and kitchen? 3) Is it the same building or is a electricity meter (from your powersupplier) between this and the other Adapter(s)? 1) I don't

Re: [slim] Filtering Powerline (aka PLC) audible artefacts?

2015-07-01 Thread epoch1970
DJanGo wrote: Its not The House its the departement. The cable is owned by France (dont now the right company Name) and the nice craftman ship is made on the Outside of the building. Our potent public services rarely miss an opportunity to outsource a job to the private sector :) Small