How to find and eliminate interference in your own Hi-Fi system

One of the most annoying problems for Hi-Fi system owners is in the interference that spoil the sound emitted. These can result in humming or rustling when playing the song we are listening to or the movie we are watching. Nothing more annoying for an enthusiast. So, how to eliminate interference in one's Hi-Fi system? First of all, it must be premised that there are tricks that allow us to detect the problem in a faster way than others, but without eliminating it. For that, it will be necessary to take somewhat more drastic measures than those we are about to list.

The first thing to do is to reduce one's system to the bare minimum. Most Hi-Fi systems consist of a source, amplifier and speakers, but when it comes to components an enthusiast can indulge as long as he or she wants in mains conditioners, preamplifiers, dual amplification and much more. There really is something for everyone, and the set-up of a system is given solely by the will of its owner. To understand more easily where the problem lies, however, it will be a case of reducing our system to the formation initially described. The watchword: simplify.

That done, one must isolate the problem and intuit where it resides. It turns out to be mandatory to perform one intervention at a time and, at the same time, take note of the improvements or worsening of each step. The moment we have to intervene on several sections at once, we would otherwise have no solid foundation on which to lean.

A means of figuring out where to intervene, within everyone's reach and immediate, constitutes wrapping, with tin foil and one at a time, the cables that connect the system's components (source, amplifier and speakers, therefore, according to what we wrote above). An aluminum foil, despite being, to say the least, essential, is still a shield, therefore able to protect the signal from the interference we are looking for. It will not nullify the problem, let's be clear. That is why we need shielding, yes, but of a quite different level, both in terms of the materials and the geometry with which they are constructed. However, it will help us understand where this lies. He who starts well, is already halfway there.

We will then first wrap the cable INTERCONNECT (more prone than others to interference) in tinfoil, and after this two things can happen:

1. Nothing changes.
2. There is a variation in audio interference (it could be even worse).

If the first scenario manifests itself, we will go ahead by isolating another cable, leaving the first intervention in place, until a change in the situation manifests itself. The important thing is always to make only one change at a time.

It is important to mark any variations in this testing phase, and after we have done a quick analysis of the information we have available, we will begin to get a somewhat more definite picture of the interference in our system.

We understand that interference is hard to ferret out, which is precisely why we make ourselves available to help the customer in this analysis to unearth the culprit of the listening defect. If the interference depends on the wiring, we are also able to provide the best support to eliminate the cause of the problem and greatly improve the listening experience. Certainly with a well-made cable with better shielding, all interference problems arising from the connections can be solved. This is where Ricable comes in, with its expertise on how to eliminate interference in any Hi-Fi system and its wide range of shielded cables with both traditional and innovative and unconventional technologies. Why don't you see if you can find the solution to your problems by taking a look at the products or by asking our team of experts directly for help? Just click below!