Jalen01 Posted April 15, 2002 Share Posted April 15, 2002 Hi All, I'm Trying To Step Into The Wonderful World Of Seprates. Not having the money for what I really wanted, a really Nice a\v Preamp. I broke down and Orderd a Parasound Pre (p\hp-850) for my tunes only. Right out of the box I was getting a huge buzz from the parasound. So, I went to various sites including this one doing searches on solutions to this problem. step 1. I removed the cable connection from the loop. Connecting only my Rotel Rb 976, My Cd Changer, and The Parasound Pre\amp. Nothing Changed!!! step 2. I Went to RadShack and got a Ground loop Isolator. Nothing Changed!!! step 3. I Returned to Radshack and bought some cheater plugs and conneted them to my Rotel and Parasound. Nothing Changed!!! Step 4. I Tried the three other outlets in my living room. Nothing changed!!! Step 5. I called the place I ordered it from. They Are sending me a new unit. Hopefully this will fix the problem. But, If not I'll need a few more Inexpensive tips from you guys. I Tried to evaluate The performance of the unit and if not for the "Buzz" This will be a most welcome piece of my Musical Pie. Made My RF-3II's Sound like A Whole new Beast. Great overall performance, especially in the Bass Department, about a 60% increase. With only a couple clicks of the parasound. Please Help Guys I'm Pretty Desperate. Thanks Jalen01 ------------------ Pioneer 906s A\V Rec. Rotel RB 976 Amp 3x150 watts for front 3 speakers. Awia XD-DV370 (MP3) dvd Klipsch RF-3II Fronts Klipsch RC-3II Center JBL N-26 Rears Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickey Posted April 15, 2002 Share Posted April 15, 2002 Hook up only your speakers and amp to the Parasound and see if you have a hum. If not, add each component one at a time and see what happens. Is everything hooked/homed to the same AC wall outlet?? Colin ------------------ My System Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jalen01 Posted April 15, 2002 Author Share Posted April 15, 2002 Yeah, I got only the Parasound, My Rotel and Cd Changer + My Two Front Speakers Hook-up right Now. No hometheater or cable is currntly running thru this. I Have Tried all three of the other outlets in my living room. I curently have everything runnin' off one now. Thanks ------------------ Pioneer 906s A\V Rec. Rotel RB 976 Amp 3x150 watts for front 3 speakers. Awia XD-DV370 (MP3) dvd Klipsch RF-3II Fronts Klipsch RC-3II Center JBL N-26 Rears Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickey Posted April 15, 2002 Share Posted April 15, 2002 Unhook the CD changer from the Parasound. Do you still have the buzz? C ------------------ My System Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin S Posted April 15, 2002 Share Posted April 15, 2002 Do you have any lights turned on in the house that operate on dimmer switches? I once had an Adcom amp that would let the noise of the dimmers through if those lights were on. Never had another make of amp with that "problem". ------------------ L/C/R: Klipsch Heresy II Surround: Klipsch RS-3 Subwoofers: 2 HSU-VTF-2 Pre/Pro/Tuner: McIntosh MX-132 AMP: McIntosh MC-7205 DVD: McIntosh MVP-831 CD Transport: Bang & Olufsen Beosound 9000 Turntable: Denon DP-72L Cassette: Nakamichi BX-1 T.V. : Mitsubishi 55905 SAT/HDTV: RCA DTC-100 Surge Protector: Monster Power HTS-5000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jalen01 Posted April 15, 2002 Author Share Posted April 15, 2002 Ok, Did unhook the cd still buzzin'. Think it's Parasound No Doubt about it. No Light are on. ------------------ Pioneer 906s A\V Rec. Rotel RB 976 Amp 3x150 watts for front 3 speakers. Awia XD-DV370 (MP3) dvd Klipsch RF-3II Fronts Klipsch RC-3II Center JBL N-26 Rears Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jalen01 Posted April 15, 2002 Author Share Posted April 15, 2002 Unhook parasound buzzin stops. Hook it back up instant BuZZZZZZZZ ------------------ Pioneer 906s A\V Rec. Rotel RB 976 Amp 3x150 watts for front 3 speakers. Awia XD-DV370 (MP3) dvd Klipsch RF-3II Fronts Klipsch RC-3II Center JBL N-26 Rears Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickey Posted April 16, 2002 Share Posted April 16, 2002 Jalen - What interconnects are you using? You may want to try a set where the shield is disconnected on one end, so as not to create a ground loop, which is what I suspect you are experiencing. Of course, as you have pointed out, the Parasound itself may be defective, but you'll figure that out pretty soon once you pick up the new unit. C ------------------ My System Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jalen01 Posted April 16, 2002 Author Share Posted April 16, 2002 Whoa Chickey, You Da Man\Woman. From your last Post I decided to do somemore tweakin'. I ran An Extension to another outlet in my livingroom and Replaced that damn $16.00 dollar ground loop isolator with standard gold plated rca's. I now have some beautiful tunes playin' in the background as I type this. I can even turn my rotel to max without a hint of buzz. Thank you so very much...... I guess I have to change my Signature to show new equipment. ------------------ Pioneer 906s A\V Rec. Rotel RB 976 Amp 3x150 watts for front 3 speakers. Awia XD-DV370 (MP3) dvd Klipsch RF-3II Fronts Klipsch RC-3II Center JBL N-26 Rears Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickey Posted April 16, 2002 Share Posted April 16, 2002 LOL, glad I could help!! Enjoy the tunes. You have a really nice pre-amp there! Regards, Colin ------------------ My System Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOUNDJUNKIE Posted April 16, 2002 Share Posted April 16, 2002 You go girl! LOLOLOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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