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RE: do you notice drive noise on Sacd M

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In Reply to: RE: do you notice drive noise on Sacd M posted by jygesq on July 19, 2007 at 06:17:01

I do hear a very faint but audible "whine", when playing SACDs only. (No noise with CDs.)

The sound is loudest as the SACD first "spools up", and then is much quieter once the first track begins to play. The sound gradually diminishes (in volume and frequency) as the disc plays, and I can't hear the "whine" at all after the first three minutes or so.

I seem to remember that the whine was more noticeable when my player was new (18 months ago). It has either gotten progressively less audible over the past year, or I've just become accustomed to it! Anyway, I don't hear the sound much unless I have my ears within 2 feet of the player.

The "whine" is not objectionable, and is easily masked by low-level music.

My player sits in an open Target audio rack, and is located about 6 feet from my listening position, about ear-height and to the left side (about half the distance to the speakers).

When my SA-11 was new I did find the noise fairly bothersome, mainly because I expected total silence at the price I paid for it! Once I found that the sound was not noticeable with music playing, though, I more or less forgot about it.

Also, all things are relative; the noise from the SA-11 was nothing compared to the cyclic rustling and swishing sounds made by my old Magnavox CDB-560!

Ken

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