Akai S1000 / S1100 samplers

thanks for the suggestions!
i don't have a problem with hum
what i'm looking for is a component change to decrease the noise generated by the AKAI itself. eg with lower noise converters or lower noise IC's


--- In akaiS1000S1100Samplers@yahoogroups.com, melvin turner <dizardsdreams@...> wrote:
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> this is a very big question and I have spent a fortune sorting it out
> 1.put mains filters on everything
> 2.di boxes,for balanced audio signals and ground LiFt
> 3.inline audio rf filters, Canfords work great 
> 4SHIELDING..keep audio cables from power leads...then there is the grounding issues,but this is a good start!!
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> --- On Sat, 6/6/09, moominchild1974 <goldenbeers@...> wrote:
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> From: moominchild1974 <goldenbeers@...>
> Subject: [akaiS1000S1100Samplers] S1100 signal to noise improvements
> To: akaiS1000S1100Samplers@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Saturday, 6 June, 2009, 2:45 PM
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> I use my S1100 as a stand-alone FX box and i just love the sound of this thing.
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> However the signal to noise isn't great and I usually find myself treating the output signal to deal with the extra noise in the mix and this compromises the tone.
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> I'm looking into modifying this box to get a better signal to noise %.
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> anyone done this or have any good tips?
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> what i'm looking for is a simple cheap component swap to make a big difference. i don't want to change all the Caps/IC's/Converter chips.
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> in other words i'm not looking for high-end ultra low noise, i'm just looking for a substantial improvement.
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