RawDepth
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Is it just my bad luck, or does everyone have a lot of equipment problems now-a-days?
I've been big into home recording for 2 or 3 years now and own some 25 to 30 pieces of gear, both analog and digital. I'm talking racked powered components, not so much the accessory items. To date, I think I've had "some" troubles with at least half of it.
(Let me also add that I’ve been in the sound reinforcement business and heavily involved with pro audio gear for almost 30 years so, I am extremely confident that I am hooking it up correctly.)
It's usually odd ball stuff like...
Computer fans buzzing loudly from bad bearings.
Of course, all of the expected Microsoft Windows frustrations.
Battery backup alarm acting up.
Poor connections in patch bays.
Toslink cables intermittently dropping signal.
SPDIF (RCA) jacks breaking.
Digital jitter and stubborn sync problems.
Power supplies burning out.
Older capacitors and resistors giving up.
Does this sort of thing just come with the job or have I simply been having a streak of bad luck? Has the quality control of modern hardware been going down the tubes?
Not a rant, just curious about how common it is.
RD
I've been big into home recording for 2 or 3 years now and own some 25 to 30 pieces of gear, both analog and digital. I'm talking racked powered components, not so much the accessory items. To date, I think I've had "some" troubles with at least half of it.
(Let me also add that I’ve been in the sound reinforcement business and heavily involved with pro audio gear for almost 30 years so, I am extremely confident that I am hooking it up correctly.)
It's usually odd ball stuff like...
Computer fans buzzing loudly from bad bearings.
Of course, all of the expected Microsoft Windows frustrations.
Battery backup alarm acting up.
Poor connections in patch bays.
Toslink cables intermittently dropping signal.
SPDIF (RCA) jacks breaking.
Digital jitter and stubborn sync problems.
Power supplies burning out.
Older capacitors and resistors giving up.
Does this sort of thing just come with the job or have I simply been having a streak of bad luck? Has the quality control of modern hardware been going down the tubes?
Not a rant, just curious about how common it is.
RD