artsrc;162747 Wrote: > Is a high noise floor typical for an SB3 or is there something wrong > with my particular one? > > I have a SqueezeBox3. > > With efficient headphones, I have Shure e4c's, there is quite a bit of > noise. > With less efficient headphones (some kind of sony's), this is much > reduced. > > So to listen with my Shures I have a separate volume control I connect > in series with the phones, which I turn down, to reduce the noise, then > I turn the SB up. > > The noise is there even if I turn the device off with the power > button, but it is absent if I disconnect the SB from the wall. > > Has anyone else noticed, or not noticed the same thing? > > > Thanks
Some people think the sock wall wart generates a lot of noise. Plug it into a power conditioner and you should reduce the noise and inprove the sound. For more improvement buy a linear regulated power supply, perhaps modded by Bolder Cable if your in the U.S. -- tomjtx ------------------------------------------------------------------------ tomjtx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7449 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30645 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
