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What does this tell me?

I've got a buzzing issue that I'm trying to track down, here's what I know.
(FYI, my amp is an integrated)

~It's only coming out of the tweeters of my Vandersteen 2ce's.
~It happens regardless of the source, DVD player, Squeezebox or DAC.
~It only happens if I select an input that has a source connected to it. ie, if I switch to an input that has nothing connected to it, there's no buzzing.
~I've tried every input and they all buzz when something is connected to that input and they all don't buzz if there's nothing connected to that input.
~I've tried different power cables and IC's, they don't change anything.

I don't know where to go from here. Is it the amp? Is this a ground issue? What do I try next?

Thanks,
E-
ecruz
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almarg
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With all of those things disconnected, does the noise still happen only when inputs are selected which have interconnects plugged into them (the interconnects being unconnected at the other end, if I understood your post correctly)?

-- Al
ecruz OP
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The interconnects are not disconnected. The source that the interconnect is
connected to, is unplugged from power.

The only time there is noise, is when an input is selected that has something
connected to it, whether there's power to whatever it's connected to or not.
tvad
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In my system, I have a preamp with WBT Nextgen input jacks, and I use some interconnects with Eichmann bullet plugs. Since the jacks and bullet plugs do not have metal completely around their barrels, the connectors have to be twisted until the metal pin on the Eichmann barrel makes contact with the metal section on the Nextgen jack. If the metal isn't making contact, a buzz results.

Until I discovered this, I thought the interconnects were faulty, or that I had a system grounding issue.
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almarg
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I'm suspicious of the Squeezebox. Is it connected to a computer via ethernet or wirelessly? If via ethernet, try disconnecting the cable. If wirelessly, try removing power from whatever is wirelessly transmitting to it. And of course keep in mind that any of these devices can probably continue operating for some seconds after the power plug is pulled, running on capacitively stored energy.

Regards,
-- Al
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almarg
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And unplug the Squeezebox's wallwart power supply from the ac outlet, if what you did was to disconnect the Squeezebox's power by unplugging the wallwart from it instead.
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