My understanding from the description of the problem is that the hum is not very loud; just noticable and annoying. It is largely masked when music is playing. If that it right, then I have doubts as to whetehr this really is a broken screen between the Squeezebox and Nait. If there were no screen connection, then I'd expect to get a very loud hum.
So before anyone goes to the bother of making up special cables with plugs on the end, it's worth doing some simple experiments. Seems we have two Naits involved in this thread. Ned's is a Nait 5, which had DIN input sockets, while jsunandmax's is a Nait 5i, which has RCAs as well as DINs. For the Nait 5 with only DIN sockets: Take a wire, attach a crocodile clip (aka alligator clip) to one end. Straighten out a paper clip, grab it with the crocodile clip, and carefully insert it into the centre pin of one of the DIN inputs. Now touch the other end of the wire to the outer ring of the Squeezebox's COAX digital output socket. For the Nait 5i, you don't need the crocodile clip and paper clip: just get a wire and touch one end to the outer ring of one of the Nait's RCA input sockets, the other to the COAX ditial output on the Squeezebox. What we're hoping to hear is the hum disappear. If it does, then you need to rig up a permanent connection using actual plugs. But as I said above, it wouldn't surprise me if this isn't the problem. A lowish level hum sounds more to me as if the whole shooting match is floating: in other words, maybe the Nait's ground isn't actually connected to the mains ground. If you've got a multimeter or continuity tester, check that the ground pin of the Nait's mains plug is actually connected to the screens on its input sockets. If it isn't, then try hooking up a wire between an input socket screen and the mains ground - but be very careful that you don't inadvertantly connect up to the live mains pin! -- cliveb Performers -> dozens of mixers and effects -> clipped/hypercompressed mastering -> you think a few extra ps of jitter matters? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ cliveb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=348 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33414 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
