Idea to reduce RFI


I live 1 block from the main mobile communication tower. That my speakers has pickup some radio channel though its only audible with my ear next to the speaker.

i am looking for any idea to reduce this kind of RFI. how bout an ferrite core? ERS paper? shield interconnect? shield power cable? which is most effective way as read somewhere in the forum that shield PC for amp causes dead sound?

line conditioner or iso transformer help with RFI or they only good to clean up power?

i have all ungrounded cdp , pre and amp. would shielding PC help with floating ground units to reduce RFI?

my system:
cdp cyrus 8x with psr (no ground from unit)
pre amc cvt 1030 (no ground from unit)
amp amc cvt 2100 (no ground from unit)
cd buffer yaqin 6j1
belden diy PC
lessloss PC
few diy shielded and unshielded PC
audio art ic-3
gabriel gold Rev
kci silkworm
xindak fs gold
spendor s 3/5
porter port outlet on the way

thanks in advance
milen007

Showing 2 responses by sbank

One cheap, easy way to see if interconnects are your problem is to temporarily try the typical cheap ones that come w/VCRs, you know the type(i.e red/blue/yellow, 3 all together). Sonically they suck, but they are very well grounded! If RFI disappears with them, you'll know to upgrade to good grounded interconnects.

Search the archives for advice on grounding your system as a whole. Best solution is one ground from the rig to a copper rod buried outside. You can read for hours on best way to do this.

Power conditioners suck the life out of most amps. Avoid if possible.

The suggestion to rearrange gear 90 degrees, didn't mean to move it to a different wall. Just turn each component 90 degrees on its shelf and see if it makes a difference.

Another crazy thing to try is take aluminum foil and wrap it around where interconnects attach, particularly on preamp. Jud Barber of Joule Electra suggested this to me a long time ago when diagnosing an RFI issue. If it helps, try adding Cardas caps on your unused inputs and outputs. Cheers,

Spencer
Milen,

Try it and let us know. I don't have any experience w/them. Cheers,

Spencer