Hello all. I am a long time lurker, first poster.
I have a new found (approx. 3yrs) love for audio (especially tube) electronics, but absolutely no knowledge for it. I constantly read a lot of info, and enjoy building diy “kits” I’ll be turning 50 in January, so I doubt that my lack of knowledge is going to change much.
Please forgive my ignorance, which there will be much of lol.
These “poltergeist” pops and crackles from light switches or refrigerators, or high frequency noise from flourecent lights… If it’s all ac mains line noise…
Would a balanced power supply unit work to remedy this? I’m referring to the ones like “eqitech” makes, where they use a huge (depends on wattage) torroid transformer.
Something about a secondary winding establishing 60v+/60v-/ground, vs. 120+/0-/ground. Supposedly the 60+60- cancel any noise through the windings, I’m guessing similar to xlr balanced lines).
I have read some builders comments, their first impressions were their systems seemed a bit louder at the same volume setting, when in fact they really only lowered the noise floor.
I bought a giant torroid (and a 6 receptacle face plate) for this purpose from “Plytron” a few years ago but never built the unit. I think it is common to use a bus bar grounding system and (obviously) multiple outlets for the build.
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