SteveC
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I play through my zdac most of the time. Occasionally I play through the Project RM10 and ZP3. On vinyl, I have a tiny amount of hum.. I hear it between songs. It's not noticeable during songs. I live with it.
So as I await the arrival of my ZMA, I've been playing the Torii 3 a lot lately.... put on some vinyl and noticed hum difference between left and right channel. I seem to remember the hum changes when I press physically on the zp3... like the transformer. I played with that again. pressed on the transformer. hum lessened. pressed on the top plate of the zp3. in some locations, it lessens the hum. in others, it has no effect. I accidentally hit the IC going to the TT. the hum changed abruptly. turns out, all this pressing on the ZP3 was just slightly moving the IC. the contact at the TT is what the problem was. if I wiggle the jack a little bit, it goes from humming.. to very nearly silent.
Lesson: it's a good idea to check on your ic connections periodically. probably remember to clean them too.
now, I still have hum. but on a torii3 and hdt's (96db) with volume at 50%, I can barely hear hum at seating position 7 feet from speaker. at this level, when music plays, it's very loud. damn acceptable to me.
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