The Dreaded Nuvo
Nov 1, 2013
Nuvo is not a bad system really, for what it is. What is it? It’s a whole house multi zone wired sound system. Kind of old school by today’s standards, but still very popular.
My client hired me primarily to make their Nuvo system do something it’s not designed to do: play streaming internet content. I recommended they replace their existing 20th Century stereo with a home theater unit with wifi and bluetooth, and use the second zone as a source for the Nuvo, retaining the existing sources. They bought the model I recommended, and today was the day to hook it all together.
But first! There’s a couple of problems with the Nuvo that had to be addressed, by the way. Like, it takes a notion to shut off completely. And, some of the remote control keypads stop working. Fortunately these issues were easily resolved once I got my head in the cabinet and straightened out the wiring.
Oh, and one more thing. There’s this hum.
I spent an hour tracking down the hum, and couldn’t figure it out. Luckily, I’ve encountered intractable hum problems in the past, and have acquired a foolproof remedy: a magical little device called an isolation transformer. One for the left channel, one for the right. Inexpensive, easy to install and 100% effective.
I conquered the dreaded Nuvo.
