Topic: RME Fireface 800 hiss
Hi guys!
I've just purchased a used Fireface 800 unit. I've been using Fireface 400 up until this point.
When I turn the device on without any cables I can hear a quiet extremely high pitched tinnitus-like hiss coming from the area where the power supply is on the device itself.
But when I actually use the device, when music is played, or when the ASIO drivers are in use by a DAW, this hiss becomes very loud. The hiss changes with the sample rate.
I'm using a firewire PCIe card to connect to my ASRock Fatality MB.
I'm guessing this hiss is normal for an old device and is due to the old capacitors?
Thank you!