Any advice on how to eliminate noise from NAS?

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58 minutes ago, RichardT said:

Hi Dave,

 

Thanks for the advice. Good to know I'm not the only one.

 

In my case, it isn't lifeless music (I've had that when using a standard pi to stream to the DAC - not a great idea). In my case it sounds slightly harsh. It's the sort of sound I've previously found cured on other pieces of kit with a better power supply or a ferrite choke.

 

Before I give up on the pi and try something like you suggest, I've ordered one of the iFi low noise power supplies for the pi to see if that resolves it. I'm hoping so as I hadn't budgeted on spending much on the NAS.

 

Thanks again.

 

 

 

Is the hdd powered by something other than the pi? I don't think the pi has the ability to power peripherals (like hdd) unless the power requirements are very low.