XLR & RCA CAPS

[hca2]

Hi Guys,

            Anybody on this forum using this XLR & RCA caps this 2 is to block RFI/EMI. My poweramp humming a bit loudly my friend recommend me to buy those xlr & rca caps to help a bit. I found cardas brand in adelfi nickel plated the other one is telos from taiwan is a pure copper & gold plated.

          My question guys is which is good between this two brand the prize is almost the same cardas is slidly cheaper. Many thanks

[ohlins]

i bought a box of 10 rca caps from venture at the isse........ 10 for 50 bucks....

 

my system dun suffer from noise problems so i cant tell if they work to reduce any noise..... they sure look good but i didnt spend time to AB their effectiveness.....

 

i dun own any cardas caps.... that's why cant compare

 

frankly speaking.... i dun think the caps will help to reduce humming in your amp...... the problem is elsewhere....

[hotbird]

Try these...

 

 

http://www.hifido.co.jp/merumaga/special/050722/indexe.html

 

Now further updated with vibration control material sheet at the ends.

 

http://www.acoustic-revive.com/english/sip8/sip8_01.html

 

Am using the old models of SIP8 and BSIP2 without the vibration control sheets which were just introduced lately

 

With regards to your amp humming, could be a ground loop problem

 

http://www.audioholics.com/tweaks/connecting-your-system/ground-loops-eliminating-system-hum-and-buzz

 

http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/showthread/t-65596.html

 

http://hometheaterhifi.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1075

[hca2]

 

 

Hi hotbird where can get that rca caps looks interesting,many thanks for your recomendation. Btw musiclink just post there telos caps the prize is reasonable slidly  xpensive than cardas, cardas is 12 pcs. for $45 telos is $48 for 10pcs. Never try all this thanks

[hca2]

HI Ohlins,

What finish is your rca caps? cardas is nickel plated & telos from musiclink is copper & gold plated. Any phone venture phone number or location? million thanks for the help guys

[hotbird]

 

Hi hotbird where can get that rca caps looks interesting,many thanks for your recomendation. Btw musiclink just post there telos caps the prize is reasonable slidly  xpensive than cardas, cardas is 12 pcs. for $45 telos is $48 for 10pcs. Never try all this thanks

 

Audio Basic at Adelphi carries a range of Acoustic Revive products.

With regards to vibration control, I think AR has an added advantage

and is more unique than the rest out there. Also notice the more elongated

shorting pin of the AR design, it really shorts your inputs; the other designs merely

cover the rca outlet but does not short.

In fact AR makes another design with teflon shorter non-shorting

pins just for output rca, as the output rcas cannot be shorted.

It also explains why more expensive duralumin (aircraft aluminium) is

used in its construction

http://www.acoustic-revive.com/english/bwa4/bwa4_03.html

 

Both Telos and Cardas just looks nice and shiny and a copy of each other  ;D

 

Cardas RCA

Telos RCA

Cardas Male XLR

Telos Male XLR

Cardas Female XLR

Telos Female XLR

 

See the similarity, I wonder if Cardas is aware of the copycat  ;D

[hca2]

Hi Hotbird,

      You are correct this to brands looks very same only the material that they used.Anyway i have no idea whether this accoustic revive rca caps can block some  EMI/RF that they cause the humming for my poweramp. thanks

[hotbird]

Hi Hotbird,

      You are correct this to brands looks very same only the material that they used.Anyway i have no idea whether this accoustic revive rca caps can block some  EMI/RF that they cause the humming for my poweramp. thanks

 

I suggest you try out some of the methods mentioned in the URLs to check whether your hum comes from a ground loop problems or cabling issues. Note that if you are using tube amps, location of a nearby wireless router or strong rf-emitting device like some mobile phone can cause the tubes to hum too.

 

The use of the AR caps are more to make the noise floor of the system even lower if it is already quiet.

PS if you want even more quiet background check out this thing that an echoloft poster is selling away

 

http://www.echoloft.com/cgi-bin/buysell/YaBB.cgi?board=hifi&action=display&num=1195619226

 

 

[hca2]

Many thanks Hotbird

          Anyway my combo is psaudio pre & power is a show room display set bought 2months ago. Maybe i check 1 by 1 all my a/v this weekend. i have same reply from psaudio. Many thanks