[mythtv-users] Sound Levels from my Myth box

Tom Lichti tom at redpepperracing.com
Tue Mar 15 21:01:18 UTC 2005


John Williams wrote:
> On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 15:51:25 -0500, joe.white at wachovia.com
> <joe.white at wachovia.com> wrote:
> 
>> 
>>This is a "trivial, yet annoying" audio issue that I am experiencing.  My
>>Myth box is louder than all of my other components.  When I flip my crappy
>>Technics receiver to from my DVD player to my Myth box, I get what I have
>>always called a 60Hz hum and have to turn the receiver volume way down.  So,
>>thinking to set the volume levels to the same as my DVD and VCR, I went to
>>KMix and turned down the volume.  It did lower the audio volume, but did not
>>effect the "placement" of the 60Hz hum.  So now even though the DVD/VCR/Myth
>>Volume levels are comparable, the hum kicks in at about half the standard
>>volume when I am on the Myth box.   

I had the same problem, and it appeared to be a grounding issue 
somewhere. Once I plugged a cable into the output of my cable box, the 
hum went away (at least I think that was what did it). I only found it 
by fluke...


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