logan7

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Buzz coming from power amp - not through speakers
Yep, I that's what I was doing. RCA outs from the directv box to a Marantz AV7005 and into the H/K, with the TV speakers set to zero. I would be running everything HDMI through the Marantz but I don't have cables long enough yet. I'm going to be r... 
Buzz coming from power amp - not through speakers
I picked it up on ebay for $135, so I don't have much invested in it. I wouldn't be able to hear it over music, but it was audible while watching TV due to the pauses and breaks in the audio. I'll probably just live with it for a while and upgrade... 
Buzz coming from power amp - not through speakers
Yep, it's toroidal. I'll open it up and see what I can do. It was bugging the heck out of me last night, very clearly audible from across the room. 
Buzz coming from power amp - not through speakers
What do you mean by tack? Considering that the noise has a very distinct pulse to it, I'd expect there's a more fundamental underlying cause, and that just dampening the vibration would be going after it directly.