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Blackmass
14-02-2019, 15:13
Hi,
Looking for some advice please? I bought a new streamer and integrated amp last Friday.

I’ve noticed there is some noise/click coming through the speakers when I turn the Exposure 3010S2D integrated amp on. It’s only been minor until last night…

I turned the system off at the wall socket. (The system is connect via a mains strip). The reason I turned the system was I had to remove something from my system.
I turned the amp back on. There was a thud and the base drive unit vibrated and came out a lot more than usual (luckily I had turned the volume down as I normally do). Also the lights came on and stayed on for all the inputs. I tried turning the select knob but the lights stayed on.

I turned the amp off and on again and there was a click but nothing like the thud I had previously and the only input light when came on was the one selected.

I played some music at very low volume to start and slowly turned it up. It seems like the speakers are OK but I want to find out what has caused this and stop the click coming through the speakers.

Hopefully I’ve explained myself clearly?

My dealer is contacting Exposure but I’d like to get some advice from the members here too.

Cheers
Rob
hifi_dave
14-02-2019, 17:08
Try the amp without the streamer plugged in. Might be the streamer is outputting some DC.
struth
14-02-2019, 17:51
Certainly sounds a bit like dc getting onto the output
Blackmass
14-02-2019, 18:20
OK thank you gents. I'll give it a try. If this is the case how do I stop the DC getting through?
Stryder5
14-02-2019, 18:34
To check which device is the culprit turn the streamer on first then the amp, and vice versa?

Gary
Blackmass
14-02-2019, 18:42
To check which device is the culprit turn the streamer on first then the amp, and vice versa?

Gary

Just tried it. It makes the click noise only when the streamer is switched on. No noise when I just turn the amp on first, with the streamer switched off.
Stryder5
14-02-2019, 18:44
Does seem like a streamer issue then?

Gary
Blackmass
14-02-2019, 18:46
Does seem like a streamer issue then?

Gary

I'll speak with my dealer tomorrow. Many thanks for your help.
hifi_dave
15-02-2019, 10:00
In that case, try another of the same streamer and if that is the same, then you need to re-think the streamer.