I am about to tell a story, it maybe a little TLDR, but do read. Hopefully you find it funny and educational.
We recently got two puppies, Cocoa & Sama.
They are cute, and growing fast! They are also getting very playful and at the stage to practice their barking voice.
Recently, the sound from my speakers seemed to be spiced with some high midrange/low treble distortion - almost shouting at me on some violins, female vocals . . .
I couldn't trace the source.
I have two DACs, namely a Hugo2 and a DX7 pro, both had the same issue, so it wasn't the DAC.
I checked the speakers, for damage to diaphragms (perhaps the puppies did it!), Nope, they were in good nick.
So it must be the amp, but how? I thought I rip it open and look for dry capacitors here and there. That's it, that's what I'll do on my day off.
Then the other day, while Cocoa was on my lap, napping, suddenly she pricked up her nose as though she heard something! Jumped off onto the middle of the room and gave one mighty bark.
It was ear-piercing, but as the sound was fading, I heard that distortion from somewhere.
She barked a couple of times more, hey presto, I pinpointed it! The doorbell rang, so I went to the door, collected the parcel, threw it on the floor and zoomed to the corner of the room to see what it was.
Two silly crystal jars pushed against each other!
My wife must have been dusting and pushed them together - at certain frequencies, they would ring like a bell, but quickly die off because they were touching. I just separated them by 10 mm or so, and bliss, the speakers are now back to what they were.
The moral of the story is that issues with the HIFI equipment and the sound, are not always complicated.
Sometimes, it is just a silly, common-sense issue.
I will check for them first in the future, before jumping into conclusions.
Needless to say, the puppies got some extra love and treats.
Have you guys experienced something similar worth telling?
Check this out for something similar ..
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We recently got two puppies, Cocoa & Sama.
They are cute, and growing fast! They are also getting very playful and at the stage to practice their barking voice.
Recently, the sound from my speakers seemed to be spiced with some high midrange/low treble distortion - almost shouting at me on some violins, female vocals . . .
I couldn't trace the source.
I have two DACs, namely a Hugo2 and a DX7 pro, both had the same issue, so it wasn't the DAC.
I checked the speakers, for damage to diaphragms (perhaps the puppies did it!), Nope, they were in good nick.
So it must be the amp, but how? I thought I rip it open and look for dry capacitors here and there. That's it, that's what I'll do on my day off.
Then the other day, while Cocoa was on my lap, napping, suddenly she pricked up her nose as though she heard something! Jumped off onto the middle of the room and gave one mighty bark.
It was ear-piercing, but as the sound was fading, I heard that distortion from somewhere.
She barked a couple of times more, hey presto, I pinpointed it! The doorbell rang, so I went to the door, collected the parcel, threw it on the floor and zoomed to the corner of the room to see what it was.
Two silly crystal jars pushed against each other!
My wife must have been dusting and pushed them together - at certain frequencies, they would ring like a bell, but quickly die off because they were touching. I just separated them by 10 mm or so, and bliss, the speakers are now back to what they were.
The moral of the story is that issues with the HIFI equipment and the sound, are not always complicated.
Sometimes, it is just a silly, common-sense issue.
I will check for them first in the future, before jumping into conclusions.
Needless to say, the puppies got some extra love and treats.
Have you guys experienced something similar worth telling?
Check this out for something similar ..
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