I have some old speakers in the house that I wanted to test. So instead of messing with the real stereo unit from the 80s, I bought a $30 stereo from Amazon, and new speaker wire.
The speakers sound okay, but there’s a hum coming from them all the time. Even with the stereo volume knob turned all the way down. Is this normal for stereo systems and I just haven’t noticed?
Speakers don’t hum, stereos (and other sources) do. Cheap stereos use cheap components. Cheap components are electronically noisy and poorly shielded and hum.
I bought these shungite pyramids to insulate my 48k gold cables. Never once heard a hum.
I hope people realize you are being sarcastic.
I’m no stereo expert, but from what I understand the hum comes from interference or ground problems. I’ve been told that adding ferrite chokes (like the ones on old VGA cables) to your cables can help, but you probably have to try a couple of things to fix it.
Also: typically, only analog cables have issues with electronic interference. Digital either works or it doesn’t. In other words, gold plated triple shielded digital cables are a waste of money.
If the ferrite is filtering a hum you can hear, it’s also filtering parts of your music that you can hear because a ferrite just dampens a frequency range and can’t tell what is and isn’t supposed to be there.
Thank you! TIL
So my great gold plated toslink cables are snake oil? :O /s
Not all! So about this bridge…