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in article , George W. at
wrote on 11/19/03 5:18 PM:

Dan,

I assume you're referring to the RNP when it's connected to the mixer.
With everything up on the mixer it's pretty loud but when I run the
RNP direct to the soundcard and turn the gain all the way up I still
get some hiss. I have to turn up the volume louder than normal (about
1/4 of the way) but it certainly isn't dead quite. I imagine it's
unrealistic to expect it to be but how much noise would be "normal"
for the RNP?

I found that noise other than hiss on the RNP is very much dependant
on location. I had it about a foot from the PC monitor but got a
pretty obvious buzz with the gain turned up. Moving it a couple of
more feet helped. I'm gonna have to re-think the location of some
components and perhaps try some better cables. I'm using regular RCA
audio cables with 1/4" adapters on the RNP side. Along these lines I'd
appreciate any input by anyone on whether the RNP is working as it
should be.

Thanks.

G.

George,

I doubt you will ever need 100% gain on the RNP. If you do, something
else is amiss. The RNP I tried had a bit more noise than other quality
preamps, but it's not really noticeable at moderate signal levels. You
might want to purchase a pair of higher quality cables to go between the RNP
and your soundcard. Keep the cables away from the CRT as well as any 120v
lines (or if you have to have them near 120v lines, cross them at 90 degrees
- don't let them run parallel).

Now all you need to do is figure out how to get rid of the CPU fan and
hard drive noise. I solved it by moving the CPU (a G4) into the next room -
cut a 2" hole through the wall and got some extension cables - stuffed the
hole with foam = works great).
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Stephen T. Boyke