Same for new 7703, and neither does the Emo DAC as Amir revealed in his tests that caused the hum? Adcom Amps are 2 pronged cords. Can always go back to Toslink though don't believe its a big issue short of some internal failureBTW, the AV7701 has a two pin power cord (that looks like a three pin) and only has two pins where it plugs into the chassis. I was surprised to see that in a relatively modern AV device.
Apparently making a small connection between amp and pc chassis should do it too, but all the metql is black ionized, and I'd rather not scrape it :/
BTW, the AV7701 has a two pin power cord (that looks like a three pin) and only has two pins where it plugs into the chassis. I was surprised to see that in a relatively modern AV device.
I have at least one of those myself.
Tascam CD200 or Oppo 93 (?), can't remember which right now.
So.
From where does it establish its ground reference?
Ya never really know till you open them up! My Emotiva DC-1 DAC
Going by the convention of Live, Neutral and Earth with Earth being the 3rd safety ground wire, it would have to use Neutral as the ground reference.
That's not solder, Amir had run out of Red Man and was chewin some stainless mesh when he drooled a bit the day he did my measurements.I'd be more worried about this soldering job here.
Why would an audio component use Neutral or Safety Ground/Protective Earth as a reference?f something Audio used Neutral as reference, I'd think it would be hummmm city.
Solved it by optical. I made a cable that's shield is connected only to the speaker. Still loops. Silly that balanced trs output earths the gnd wire :/