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Old 10-15-2007, 10:10 AM   #20 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Miggy View Post
I replaced the 24 gauge with 16 gauge yesterday. The hum is still there, but I can only hear it if I turn the volume up to 3/4. At normal volume, there is silence, so I'm happy.

It might be possible to completely eliminate it with really heavy duty wire, but this is about as thick a wire as I want to have running across the living room.

Miggy, the Thief
Just a quick question: Are the speaker wires running parallel to or coiled near any power wiring? The power wires could induce 60Hz AC hum onto the speaker wires.

I found these write-ups about troubleshooting hum problems:
http://www.decware.com/newsite/mainm...er41.htm&intro
http://www.psaudio.com/articles/hum.asp
http://www.oreilly.com/pub/h/4241

Just a possibility. I hope these help.
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