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RE: Any theories...

Two ofen-cited culprits are dirty AC power and airborne RFI--both sources of noise which can find its way into the signal path.

I met a fellow who has an "off the grid" recording studio out by the Oregon coast. ALL his equipment is modded to run directly off 12VDC (no AC power supplies) from a bank of batteries, which in turn are charged by photovoltaic panels on the roof or a diesel generator when it's cloudy. AC line noise cannot get into his recordings, because there's no AC line to the building. He also runs all his longer low-level signal cables through black iron pipe, to shield from airborne RFI and other garbage.

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