soundcheck;539740 Wrote: > Hi Phil. > > I think I figured it out - at least partially. > > It's the ethernet jack. If I touch the ethernet jack metal frame with > my finger, hum is gone (or goes heavily down - I guess it needs to be > measured). > > It becomes even more obvious if you unplug the ethernet cable and touch > the frame then. I don't have any other cables, only power cord and > earphones, connected to the Touch. > > I guess there is no other way then returning the device. :( Or I just > listen to music with my finger plugged in into that ethernet jack. :) > Just kidding. No it's not very funny the whole thing. > > Do you have any other ideas, what to do with this? > > Cheers > > BTW: I just read at Amazon.de , that I am not the only one having > problems with the ethernet jack!! The squeezebox guys should have a > closer look at that IMO hot topic. If the ethernet jack turns out to be > a weak point they should quickly revise the product and the grounding > scheme of that jack. > The jack should be galvanically isolated from the network. Since the > hum changes when connecting the cable there must be problem somewhere. > We don't want to have the poluted ethernet ground in the device.
That's definitely a problem with your Touch. Mine doesn't do that. I'd return it - talk to Support and see if this is a known fault... -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal... Touch(wired/XP) - TACT 2.2X (Linear PSU) + Good Vibrations S/W - MF Triplethreat(Audiocom full mods) - Linn 5103 - Aktiv 5.1 system (6x LK140's, ESPEK/TRIKAN/KATAN/SEIZMIK 10.5), Townsend Supertweeters, Blue Jeans Digital,Kimber Speaker & Chord Interconnect cables Kitchen Boom, Outdoors: SB Radio ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=77816 _______________________________________________ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
