TakodaC
Novice Member
Hello,
I have a home audio setup consisting of 1 Sonos Play 5, Sonos Connect, Onkyo CD Player and Stanton Turntable. I recently purchased a Sony STR-DH190 receiver so I could easily switch between CD player and turntable, as well as having a phono preamp built in(before I would simply plug in whichever device I was listening to at the time to the Connect). Since buying the receiver, I am getting a lot of noise, and it’s acting a bit weird.
The first problem is what I believe to be the infamous “60hz hum” whenever I plug rca jacks into the phono input of the receiver. Doesn’t matter if the turntable is connected, as soon as I plug in cables the hum starts. It’s quite loud when I use one pair of cables, and it’s much quieter when I use another pair, so I am wondering if it’s due to non shielded cables.
The second issue, is that when I have the CD player running but the receiver turned off completely, I can still here a low slightly distorted version of the music through the speaker anyway. This really makes no sense to me, as I would imagine there should be no sound when the receiver is off.
I have already done some reading online, but was wondering if anyone here had any insight before I start ininitiating returns, buying new cables, etc.
Thank you!
I have a home audio setup consisting of 1 Sonos Play 5, Sonos Connect, Onkyo CD Player and Stanton Turntable. I recently purchased a Sony STR-DH190 receiver so I could easily switch between CD player and turntable, as well as having a phono preamp built in(before I would simply plug in whichever device I was listening to at the time to the Connect). Since buying the receiver, I am getting a lot of noise, and it’s acting a bit weird.
The first problem is what I believe to be the infamous “60hz hum” whenever I plug rca jacks into the phono input of the receiver. Doesn’t matter if the turntable is connected, as soon as I plug in cables the hum starts. It’s quite loud when I use one pair of cables, and it’s much quieter when I use another pair, so I am wondering if it’s due to non shielded cables.
The second issue, is that when I have the CD player running but the receiver turned off completely, I can still here a low slightly distorted version of the music through the speaker anyway. This really makes no sense to me, as I would imagine there should be no sound when the receiver is off.
I have already done some reading online, but was wondering if anyone here had any insight before I start ininitiating returns, buying new cables, etc.
Thank you!