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Hi All..... So I've been using my Repeater for about 3 months now, and it's still producing basically too much noise to use through my current set up- looking for any input on possible solutions other than having it modded by the guy in MA who charges $175. Would it help to get a small PA set up instead of an amp? As I understand it, it's an issue of a line level signal being fed into an amp that is not able to handle it. Any help is greatly appreciated, I LOVE my Repeater & really really want to show some people what I can do with it, but with the current level of noise produced, it's no a possibility. Thanks all, happy looping! Matt here's a post I made on the Electrix board with the basic info on what I have tried so far : ********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************* OK, so I've been using this thing with just headphones for a bout a week, I finally bring it into my music room & set it up with my amp, and it is HORRIBLY noisy- all sorts of static & hum. It can be drowned out when a loop is playing, but if you're just idling around it's unbearable. I've tried running it at the end of my chain straight into the amp. I've tried running it in the amps FX loop. I've tried using the Repeaters front panel input & rear input. The weird part is the noise is 100% non-existant over the headphone out when running to a pair of headphones- but if you run the headphone out to the amp, the noise shows up again. Please help, it's neat to be able to hear my loops on headphones but this thing is useless if I can't put it through an amp. My set up is Dean 4 string bass/Roland SPD-6/keyboard>>Boss GT6B>>Ibanez Synth pedal>>Repeater>>Galien Krueger Backline 250 head>>Ampeg 2x10 cab. I know the problem is the Repeater, this noise has never showed up before, and it disappears when I remove the Repeater from the equation... Post # 2 on the subject: I know SOMETHING is not right in the connections.....I assume the unit (while a little noisy) is not the main problem here. Like I said initially, if I just run everything into the Repeater & listen to the output on headphones, there is none if this noise at all....yet if I run a 1/4" cable from the headphone out into the amp, all the noise appears again. Same thing if I hook up the regular outputs to the amp. Yet I can use the amp just fine if I take the Repeater out of the chain. It's driving me batty.....I know nothing about this, does it need to be grounded or something? Would upgrading my cables help? Should I move the unit off my keyboard? Any help would be great, I love the Repeater's performance, but as of now I'm the only one who can hear it.... Oh, when I run a line out of the headphone jack into an input on my stereo, there is no noise either...maybe I should try running it right into my cab instead of through the amp? Post #3 ok, went home last night, turned the ground lift switch on my amp 'off', plugged the Repeater & the amp into the same outlet, still getting the hum. But it sounds pristine through headphones. Does anyone know if I'll blow anything up if I run the headphone out straight into my cabinet? The cab is an Ampeg 2x10.... Post #4 Well, my most recent experiment was to run the Repeater's headphone out directly into my Ampeg 2x10 cab. The good news- no noise at all. The bad news- obvs the headphone amp in the Repeater is not driving the cab very loudly. So I figure it's not the unit, it's probably the FX loop on my amp & some non-agreeance between the 2. I tried Radio Shack for the suggested -12db attenuator cable mentioned often in these forums, but they didn't have one, and so far I have been unsuccessful at locating one. I may have the Reapeater modded at some point, but for now the cost is a little steep.... Post #5 OK, I now have a small mixer at home- last night I tried running it between the output of the Repeater & the return on the amp's FX loop, still no luck at all.....sucks. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- This e-mail message (including attachments, if any) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, proprietary , confidential and exempt from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient, you are notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender and erase this e-mail message immediately. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------