Metallic gong-like sound through headphones when tapping [resolved]

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Offline Tomunizum

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Hello

When the crack is on only, with headphones plugged in, during the first couple of minutes of it powering up, whenever I tap on / jostle the body of the crack:

I hear a sound like what you would hear if you tapped on a metal hollow object or one that reverberates. It resolves after warm up period.

The crack works perfectly, I have had no issues and it passed all checks in the guide.

I am thinking this is benign and something due to the anatomy of the device but I just wanted to make sure this is not a sign of something that could be or is problematic down the line. Something like a bad joint or bad component placement etc.

Thank you ahead of time to any help that is dedicated to my matter.

Best,
Tom
« Last Edit: June 14, 2021, 11:45:22 AM by Paul Birkeland »



Offline Paul Birkeland

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This is tube microphony.  It's benign and can be ignored.

Paul "PB" Birkeland

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Offline Tomunizum

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Thank you much for the quick reply Paul.

This resolves my issue.

Best,
Tom