AudioCircle
Audio/Video Gear and Systems => All Solid State => Topic started by: Denton J on 19 Sep 2023, 08:32 pm
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I just added a DAC with a tube output stage going to a Denefrips amp. The source is a Cambridge streamer. Adding the DAC, every time I start a song there is a noticeable pop. It's a single pop. I changed cables from the streamer to the DAC but it's still there.
If I remove the DAC, and plug the Cambridge directly into the amp, there is no pop.
What can be causing the pop? I'm guessing it's a grounding issue but I'm not sure how I fix this.
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A lot of dacs will have this pop/click/tick/toc when switching file types. The Schiit Bifrost I had for a while and my MHDT Labs Atlantis both do a type of click that you're calling out. Nothing obscene but a noticable click. The Schiit had a muting relay to avoid big clicks and pops when an input mode was unlocked so the unit itself clicked. My MHDT has a small click through the speakers due to no muting relay. Not a concern, just a change in file types or bitrate of the file is all.