"burbeck" wrote in message
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: On Tue, 27 Jul 2004 05:41:48 +0100, "Rob"
: wrote:
:
:
:
: I have exactly the same problem connecting an old Pioneer receiver to my
: Audigy Platinum card. I've tried phono and DIN leads - same result. It's
my
: guess that I need shielded phono cables, where you ground the shield
(copper
: braid) at the source end and leave it open at the destination end as in:
: http://www.qed.co.uk/cables/incon/qunex_2.html
: which is obviously a rather expensive cable, particularly if that's not
the
: problem. They're quite easy to make up from Maplin's stock tho.
:
: Rob
:
: hi rob
: i doubt that will be of any benifit to you, a ground isolating
: transformer is what you require, the maplins one is nicely priced and
: is a stereo unit i,e you only need one, and comes with phono plugs and
: sockets maplins code VW43W http://www.maplin.co.uk/
: regards
: bob
:
Many thanks Bob - may well give it a try.

Rob