Hello all,
First, I am coming to the forum here for this because I have found over the years there are many here with very good experience and knowledge in certain areas that is far beyond my pay grade of what I know, that or I have no clue about at all. Secondly, this seems to be more of a topic for the 'Amplification' section of the forum, so here we go and I'm wondering if this is really cause for concern, or is it more just hype as we often see on the internet. Any and all input and experience on this would be greatly appreciated!
I know a lot of Hauptwerk enthusiasts here use active speakers / powered monitors in their setups and have much expensive and delicate equipment involved. So far I don't use any active speakers, it has been something I've looked at and am considering as maybe an upgrade at some point. What started all of this is I recently stumbled upon some information concerning what some are calling 'ASI' or amplified speaker interference that can be caused by a hobby of mine I haven't done in years but am looking to get back in to which is amateur radio and I'm thinking while I'm at it I might just go ahead and get my HAM operators license. I've found it fascinating over the years that a person can talk to someone else that is half way around the world using what I'd refer to as less than optimum options, but very cool none the less and no phones or internet needed! It's kind of a challenge the way I look at it. Given many of us here seem to be cut from the same cloth when it comes to interests and hobbies, I wouldn't be surprised if a number of Hauptwerk users are also amateur radio enthusiasts as well.
So, what does all this have to do with Hauptwerk? Well, not so much of anything to do with the program itself, but it definitely has a lot to do with the equipment we use. I'm reading that an amateur radio installation can potentially wreak havoc and send spurious signals during transmission that can be picked up by amplified speaker systems ranging from powered monitors to computer speakers, hi-fi systems using wireless technology, etc., etc., and the last thing I want to do is cause a problem for my own Hauptwerk system and it's delicate components, or worse, make the neighbors mad at me. I've read that a lot of it and avoiding the problem has to do with using proper cable shielding and so on, but then of course you have to convince your neighbors they're using crappy cables if they have a problem. The next thing is this equipment could possibly be located in the same room as my organ, or it could end up a couple hundred feet away as I haven't gotten to the installation part yet, so am pondering my options carefully there as well. What I'm wondering is if I install this equipment too close to my organ, computer, sound card, amplifiers and so on if there could be cause for concern, like damaging any of it?
Some of the articles concerning ASI I read were from 10+ years ago, some much more recent, but all concerning folks picking up the neighbors HAM or CB radio transmissions through their stereo systems or powered speakers. In some cases they could hear the transmissions clearly, in other cases it was just a very soft buzz that they could barely hear. Maybe there's been improvements in technology in the past 10 years and I have nothing to worry about, then maybe I do.
Does anyone here have any direct experience / expertise with this, or has anyone here experienced any ASI issues with their own Hauptwerk systems?
Any advice or info here on this subject would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
Marc
First, I am coming to the forum here for this because I have found over the years there are many here with very good experience and knowledge in certain areas that is far beyond my pay grade of what I know, that or I have no clue about at all. Secondly, this seems to be more of a topic for the 'Amplification' section of the forum, so here we go and I'm wondering if this is really cause for concern, or is it more just hype as we often see on the internet. Any and all input and experience on this would be greatly appreciated!
I know a lot of Hauptwerk enthusiasts here use active speakers / powered monitors in their setups and have much expensive and delicate equipment involved. So far I don't use any active speakers, it has been something I've looked at and am considering as maybe an upgrade at some point. What started all of this is I recently stumbled upon some information concerning what some are calling 'ASI' or amplified speaker interference that can be caused by a hobby of mine I haven't done in years but am looking to get back in to which is amateur radio and I'm thinking while I'm at it I might just go ahead and get my HAM operators license. I've found it fascinating over the years that a person can talk to someone else that is half way around the world using what I'd refer to as less than optimum options, but very cool none the less and no phones or internet needed! It's kind of a challenge the way I look at it. Given many of us here seem to be cut from the same cloth when it comes to interests and hobbies, I wouldn't be surprised if a number of Hauptwerk users are also amateur radio enthusiasts as well.
So, what does all this have to do with Hauptwerk? Well, not so much of anything to do with the program itself, but it definitely has a lot to do with the equipment we use. I'm reading that an amateur radio installation can potentially wreak havoc and send spurious signals during transmission that can be picked up by amplified speaker systems ranging from powered monitors to computer speakers, hi-fi systems using wireless technology, etc., etc., and the last thing I want to do is cause a problem for my own Hauptwerk system and it's delicate components, or worse, make the neighbors mad at me. I've read that a lot of it and avoiding the problem has to do with using proper cable shielding and so on, but then of course you have to convince your neighbors they're using crappy cables if they have a problem. The next thing is this equipment could possibly be located in the same room as my organ, or it could end up a couple hundred feet away as I haven't gotten to the installation part yet, so am pondering my options carefully there as well. What I'm wondering is if I install this equipment too close to my organ, computer, sound card, amplifiers and so on if there could be cause for concern, like damaging any of it?
Some of the articles concerning ASI I read were from 10+ years ago, some much more recent, but all concerning folks picking up the neighbors HAM or CB radio transmissions through their stereo systems or powered speakers. In some cases they could hear the transmissions clearly, in other cases it was just a very soft buzz that they could barely hear. Maybe there's been improvements in technology in the past 10 years and I have nothing to worry about, then maybe I do.
Does anyone here have any direct experience / expertise with this, or has anyone here experienced any ASI issues with their own Hauptwerk systems?
Any advice or info here on this subject would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
Marc