How much noise is too much noise?

kanicker
kanicker Posts: 86
edited February 2003 in Speakers
1. 100 Watt Amp - levels at mid range
2. Pre Amp volume turned up 1/4 from left.
3. Switch to CD, but CD player off.
4. Listen very carefully, room is silent... do I hear anything? not sure...
5. Turn pre amp volume to 1/2
6. Listen carefully again... Whats that? I hear white noise coming out of the speaker!

At what point is this acceptable? Has anyone listened to the silence of their gear?
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  • Airplay355
    Airplay355 Posts: 4,298
    edited February 2003
    yea I have....its gets loud once the reciever volume is about 2/3 of the way up, however i have a low quality aiwa reciever with a THD of .9% so im sure I'll have more noise then you.....too much noise is when it drives u crazy, if u dont like it fix it....but if u can live with it then try to forget........once u've noticed it though its hard to forget its there
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  • MxStYlEpOlKmAn
    MxStYlEpOlKmAn Posts: 2,116
    edited February 2003
    when the blood starts gushing out yo ears, and you hear these TERRIBLE ringing noises...i think thats about enough
    Damn you all, damn you all to hell.......
    I promised myself
    No more speakers. None. Nada. And then you posted this!!!!
    Damn you all! - ATC
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  • HBombToo
    HBombToo Posts: 5,256
    edited February 2003
    I can turn my h/k preamp to max volume with all sources off and don't even hear a wisper. h/k 520 as prepro into an Outlaw 770 Amp.

    HBomb
    ***WAREMTAE***
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