Eastern Electric Amps and Stuff

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TherealDante

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Eastern Electric Amps and Stuff
« on: 13 Feb 2025, 08:51 am »
Hi there,

my name is Sebastian and I am living in Germany.
I am interested in tube amp gear. Especially Amps and preamps from Eastern Electric.
Iterated my system about five years now and I am quite satisfied.
But…..there is still a humming from the Loudspeaker left and right.
I want to get rid of it and I am looking for helping information.
Next step will be a floating shield RCA cable ( Mogami )connection between dac and amp.

I hope to meet some nice and friendly people here and maybe I could be a helping hand for someone else too…. :0)


My best regards

Sebastian

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Re: Eastern Electric Amps and Stuff
« Reply #1 on: 13 Feb 2025, 10:58 am »
Welcome again.
Unfortunately EE closed doors some years a go.

richidoo

Re: Eastern Electric Amps and Stuff
« Reply #2 on: 13 Feb 2025, 07:15 pm »
there is still a humming from the Loudspeaker left and right.
I want to get rid of it and I am looking for helping information.

Hum hunting can be frustrating. You have to be methodical. 3 basic methods to find most hums:
 
1. Simplify: Try the amp with just speakers alone, everything else disconnected. If it hums, get the amp repaired. If it is not humming then add the preamp alone with nothing else connected to it. Plug all components into the same electrical circuit (on the same circuit breaker or same extension cord.) Keep adding components until you find the hum. If you use tube equipment, replace or swap tubes methodically in the humming component before sending for repair.

2. Power: Tighten all screw terminals and wire nuts on all switches and outlets on the audio power circuit. Just one loose screw or wire nut on any shared circuit adds resistance which causes hum in audio equipment. Terminals on outlets in exterior walls come loose due to temperature cycles over the years. Even if you use dedicated circuit, the connections must all be tight to avoid problems.

3. External ground: Disconnect any external signal cables like cable TV or FM radio antenna coax cable. If that stops hum then use this: https://www.jensen-transformers.com/product/vrd-1ff/

Good luck and welcome to AudioCircle, Dante!

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Re: Eastern Electric Amps and Stuff
« Reply #3 on: 15 Feb 2025, 03:21 pm »
Greetings & Willkommen to AC Sebastian   :thumb: