Re: Strange problem with new unit

That's pretty bizarre - the Ethernet port is transformer-isolated, so the
only ground path is from the receiver to the SliMP3. I'm baffled... I
can't think of anything you could connect to the RCAs that would make the
Ethernet not work.

What kind of amp is it?



On Tue, 25 Dec 2001, Brian Del Vecchio wrote:

>
> Hi everyone,
>
> I'm one of the lucky people who found a SliMP3 under my tree this
> morning.  My girlfriend is the coolest, what can I say?
> I hooked it up and got it working pretty quickly--I wish more of my
> favorite toys used DHCP.
>
> I ran into a perplexing problem that I'd like to report, and see if
> anyone has some ideas.
>
> First let me say that the unit plays MP3s better than anything I've
> heard yet.  It's a beautiful little unit, and I love it.  Now for
> the problem.
>
> If I don't connect the unit to my preamp, everything works great.
> The unit gets an IP address via DHCP, finds the server running,
> gets the top level menu list, and is ready to play.  Queueing
> tracks are played properly.  Totally functional.
>
> As soon as I connect the unit to my preamp, the ethernet traffic
> stops right away.  I tried plugging the unit into my girlfriend's
> keyboard amp and it works flawlessly with that.
>
> I'm convinced that there's some line noise or something coming in
> on the audio RCAs that interferes with the ethernet signal.  I will
> do some further experimentation to try to isolate it--most likely
> it will be the damn cable TV that I've had to install a filter on
> to prevent the 60Hz from bleeding into the video.
>
> Any other suggestions or comments would be welcome--especially from
> those with an electrical background.  I'm a software guy myself 8^)
>
> Happy Chriastmas,
>
> Brian
>
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