I've been having problems with my old monitors (M-Audio BX5a Deluxe) and new ones (Yamaha HS5) are on their way from Sweetwater. Before I plug them in, I'd like to get to the bottom of this... in case there's a problem with my Furman M-8x2
One of my BX5s died a slow death over many years, so I've been mixing in mono. Cool. The remaining speaker has been developing self-noise hiss more and more over the past few months. Today, I heard crackling, and when I looked over I saw that my monitor screen was off (it's also plugged into the same power conditioner.). I also have plugged into the same conditioner a Saffire Pro 40 and an Avid Eleven Rack. The 11R was off at the time, and I didn't hear the signature "click" of the Saffire turning back on and reconnecting, so I assume it didn't lose power long enough to reboot.
I unplugged the BX5a and put it on the floor for now, because I'm worried about my other gear. Could it be from the cold weather? Local power substation had work done today as well... And when I reached to turn the monitor off (before unplugging it), I got a low voltage (but higher than normal current) static shock on my hand. It felt mild, but lasted longer, so I'm guessing it was higher current than a normal winter shock, but it was definitely lower voltage than I'm used to feeling in my house... (though maybe it is mitigated when something is grounded in a good power conditioner? I don't know enough about all this!)
Is this something that a failing power supply in a monitor could cause? Or is this more likely a problem with my power conditioner? It might be within 2 years from Sweetwater... How do I test this kind of thing? I'm fine screwing with pedals and a soldering iron, but I'm not the type to mess around with mains 120v outlets without flipping the breaker first...
One of my BX5s died a slow death over many years, so I've been mixing in mono. Cool. The remaining speaker has been developing self-noise hiss more and more over the past few months. Today, I heard crackling, and when I looked over I saw that my monitor screen was off (it's also plugged into the same power conditioner.). I also have plugged into the same conditioner a Saffire Pro 40 and an Avid Eleven Rack. The 11R was off at the time, and I didn't hear the signature "click" of the Saffire turning back on and reconnecting, so I assume it didn't lose power long enough to reboot.
I unplugged the BX5a and put it on the floor for now, because I'm worried about my other gear. Could it be from the cold weather? Local power substation had work done today as well... And when I reached to turn the monitor off (before unplugging it), I got a low voltage (but higher than normal current) static shock on my hand. It felt mild, but lasted longer, so I'm guessing it was higher current than a normal winter shock, but it was definitely lower voltage than I'm used to feeling in my house... (though maybe it is mitigated when something is grounded in a good power conditioner? I don't know enough about all this!)
Is this something that a failing power supply in a monitor could cause? Or is this more likely a problem with my power conditioner? It might be within 2 years from Sweetwater... How do I test this kind of thing? I'm fine screwing with pedals and a soldering iron, but I'm not the type to mess around with mains 120v outlets without flipping the breaker first...