problem with dac

johnboy8

i recently bought a new dac(marantz hd dac1)installed the driver on my pc and plugged the dac in.from the start i keep getting a clicking(relay switching sound) from the dac.when i am playing music/not playing music/just browsing the net.

i tried it on my imac(did not need to install driver)and there is no problem with it at all.no clicking.

i have reinstalled the driver/changed settings on interface for the dac.messed around with itunes(but it happens with windows media player/foobar/utube)

any thoughts.cheers.

ED E

Try disabling wifi in your laptop, see if the noise stops.

johnboy8

tried that(its a tower pc)it seemed to work,and then it started again.all i did was opened the icon in the bottom corner and disconnected the internet,is that what your talking about.cheers.

ED E

No you need to power down the chip completely.

On a laptop thats easy, on a desktop go to Device Manager, right click on the wifi adapter under Network Adapters and hit disable. This should fully shut it down.

johnboy8

will try that.thank you.

johnboy8

thats it.problem found.thanks very much.i had these checked,

802.11n wireless lan card
edimax 802.11 wireless usb adapter
microsoft isatap adapter
microsoft isatap adapter no2
microsoft isatap adapter no3
microsoft teredo tunneling adapter
microsoft virtual wifi miniport adapter
realtek pci gbe family controller.

will play around with these turning on/off to see results.

thanks again.

ED E

No problem. It drove me nuts with a Numark interface and Dell laptop years ago. Was up the wall trying to source it.