Break in for new DAC

@audphile1 

as a simple test you can order this gadget from amazon

So what are you getting around a metal enclosure such as an integrated amp / AVR vs a plastic enclosure like a modem and router? The metal enclosure is supposed to provide 'some' shielding.

@bartsw I’m getting a reading. I don’t remember the numbers. I spread my equipment so the components are at least 3ft away from one another’s power transformers. 
 

If you use that tool and measure around the area where a transformer is in an amp and raise the volume while music is playing, the reading changes as the amp draws more power from the wall and emits more EMI. 
 

I have my components on SolidSteel amp stands. Side by side. 
The router and the switch are at least 3 feet away from components. 

I spread my equipment so the components are at least 3ft away from one another’s power transformers. 

EMI radiation follows the inverse square law relationship as distance is increased. Meaning to the layman’s whatever radiation is emitted at 1 foot, by increasing this to 3 feet the radiation is decreased by 1/9 th of what it was. 

Just throwing another number around if your unit is stacked on top of another, and estimating that the distance from centre of mass from one units transformer to another units sensitive electronics is 4 inches, by moving it to 3 feet away will result in 81 times less EMI. 

Definitely something to consider. 

I expect a delivery today of; https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08NK8H1Z2?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1.

After I pull the NEW cable I’ll check the EMF/EMI numbers before & after. There’s also copper blankets that I can drape between units if I get high reading. Right now I don’t hear or see anything negative in my system, but thanks for the clarifications, Gents

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