First of all, Hi to you all! This is my first post, english is not my first language, so sorry in advance if what i'm about to write is not clear
I’m been using, off and on, two SE84C as monoblocks since 2006. I recently hooked them up for the first time into a preamp for easier switching between my different sources.
The problem, I think, is the volume settings on the SE84C, when the volume knob is all the way on I can hear lots of unwanted noise coming out of the speakers even if the volume on the preamp is turned off. For example when I press play on the cd player I hear the ‘’digital’’ sound at the beginning (I guess it's the laser moving to place itself and quickly reading the info on the cd) and when the cd is on pause it makes a clicking noise. I hear those sounds in the speaker no matter which input I have selected on the preamp and with its volume off.
When I listen tru my headphone amp hooked up to the same preamp its crystal clear, no unwanted noise.
My conclusion is that i'm not supposed to have the volume all the way up on the Zen amp.
What would be the better way to set the volume?
Or is it something else?
Merci!