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Old 5th June 2009   #34
awelti
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Originally Posted by markchatwin View Post
... When you speak with the top dogs like:
Vrtacic
Radial
J at Little Labs
Bob Bradshaw

they all say that you "MUST" use high end transformers. ... I'm still going to try and find one that does the job to my ear's satisfaction...
I can see this being the case only when two or more amps have problems with hum if the grounds interact and don't want to play nice... That does happen a lot more with guitar amps than with pro audio gear in my experience; but I have often been able to split to 3 or 4 amps with the MW1 and not had to go through transformers if every amp is properly grounded. Occassionally there was a need to lift a shield, use a ground lifter or insert a transformer to just one of the amps... Transformers are the ultimate band-aid cure for ground issues, but I try to save them for when all else fails...

If you do get to try an MW1 - let me know if that works, and if not, what you think would help...

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