I purchased this replay back in November 2014, at first it was a slight hum now the hum is very loud. Is there something wrong with the relay?
268489
Mine does not hum, I use it as an automatic transfer switch in the living room, it's been on 24 hrs a day for a month with zero noise. I would return it and try another one.
695791
Yes, it's normal. It clicks when the bitrate changes. From the Schiit Bifrost FAQ page: Hey, this Bifrost I got clicks! What's up with that? It's just the muting relay, operating normally. We chose a relay rather than relying on the D/A chip's soft mute, since it's safer and less sonically invasive. You'll thank us when you accidentally send some Dolby Digital content down the line and your speakers don't explode because of full-scale noise on the output.
1000154
Probably a connection issue with one of the components hooked to the TV (mine happened to be a Sony DVD player...) removed that and the hum went away. Gave me an excuse to get a progressive scan DVD player... hooked it up and still no noise. It took me a bit to narrow it down, since I've got so many console systems. ;)
1213591
My first one showed up damaged, it was immediately replaced. My second one worked for 45 minutes, sounded great but then it begin to hum very loud. I just installed it in the trash container hasn't been a problem since, I bought something else.
660749
Yes there is a hum (slight). What I hear is constant; no matter what volume I am set at. I actually had to exchange my first set due to amplifier 'popping'. Again, volume setting did not matter. I have decided not to let this hum problem bother me because it is inaudible when something is playing.
653612
Sounds like it needs to be replaced. My subwoofer turned on just fine (little bit of a hum though).
558411
Whenever you get that dreaded hum, be sure to check your ground connections.Could be something as simple as trying out a new instrument cable.I've even had some brand new cables with an open ground.You may have to re-solder the ends.
1316026
yes but when i went to play music on it i had a very bad hum in the music , I tried 2 time's with 2 new unit's the same noise every time sow i got a different unit and now noise at all ! Hope it work's 4 u !!
526474
Ground Lift changes the polarity so if you are experiencing "humming", switch the lift and this should remove any un wanted noise. Coaxial inputs are to plug in an external recording devise. Hope that helps you!
1253514
Mine does too. Sounded like electronic relays. Somewhat annoying but everything works.
1688832
mine doesn't hum. I wish I could help. Maybe it is the model. I had one, that i loved, and one day, it just quit working. They didn't make that model anymore, and I had to cut the plug, and send it to them, and then they sent me the most similiar model. But I really loved my old one. It was beautiful. This one works great, but is not as aesthetically pleasing to the eye. :-(
367809
Mine has a slight hum. Some kind of ground loop, I guess. I'm using a 3-pin to 2-pin adaptor on the power cord--the hum is much worse without it. I've tried both the balanced and phone plug inputs (with RCA adaptors)... no difference. I haven't tried breaking the ground on one of the input cables yet.
561532
No, I have not had that problem. The only problem is an occasional hum in the speakers.
95291
If you're 100% sure it's not the source, then yes. I don't have hum unless I am on high volume but I have had a lot of source hum from my sound card. So check that out before shipping it off.
2201861
Have you ruled out a ground loop as the source of hum? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YM1iwC6vhg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ground_loop_%28electricity%29
2153146
Not sure, my system is very quiet after that first fill up. Maybe it's defective, try calling customer service.
2284705
Lucy,I found the source of my hum. I have Direct TV HD. I found that going into the menu settings/Audio/Sound Effects and turning that option off, I was able to rid myself of the annoying hum. The option has something to do with keeping the audio settings from channel to channel, while it is changing you hear dead air except for the hum. Nice and quit now. Love this receiver!Larry