# PST, loud grinding noise when spinning SACD **URL:** \ **Category:** Transports\ **Created:** [April 4, 2023, 2:00pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/pst-loud-grinding-noise-when-spinning-sacd/33160 "2023-04-04T14:00:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![rfprice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e19b73/32.png) [@rfprice](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/rfprice)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2023, 2:00pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/pst-loud-grinding-noise-when-spinning-sacd/33160/1 "2023-04-04T14:00:05Z")
The drive in my PST is unusually loud when spinning SACD discs. Yes I know that SACD spins at a higher speed than CD, but this does not seem to be just a high-pitch spinning noise. Moreover, when I configure the menu to play the CD layer of hybrids rather than the DSD layer, the noise is still there. The noise does not lessen as the disc plays on. This has been true since I first bought the unit. I ignored it at first because I didn’t own many SACDs but now I do own more and am wondering if the drive is faulty. Any thoughts? ---
**Author:** ![rfprice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e19b73/32.png) [@rfprice](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/rfprice)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2023, 2:19pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/pst-loud-grinding-noise-when-spinning-sacd/33160/2 "2023-04-04T14:19:59Z")
Also, I should mention that you can hear it easily from 10 feet away. And not just between tracks or during quiet passages. ---
**Author:** ![magister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ebca7d/32.png) [@magister](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/magister)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2023, 2:31pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/pst-loud-grinding-noise-when-spinning-sacd/33160/3 "2023-04-04T14:31:19Z")
I own a PST and hear no noises of any type, regardless of what disc is in use. I would contact PS technical support right away. This is not normal. ---
**Author:** ![Craig\_Burgess](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/craig_burgess/32/258763_2.png) [@Craig\_Burgess](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/Craig_Burgess)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2023, 3:17pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/pst-loud-grinding-noise-when-spinning-sacd/33160/4 "2023-04-04T15:17:26Z")
I agree. Get it checked out. One of the reasons I got my PST was that I was bothered by a slight noise made by the transport in my Marantz SACD-30n, so I guess you could say I’m “sensitive” to those kinds of things, and I’ve been very happy with the PST. So no, it’s not normal. ---
**Author:** ![weedeewop](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/weedeewop/32/190064_2.png) [@weedeewop](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/weedeewop)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2023, 3:24pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/pst-loud-grinding-noise-when-spinning-sacd/33160/5 "2023-04-04T15:24:13Z")
It may be worth a call to PSA technical support, and I do recommend a phone call over email. ---
**Author:** ![Elk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/elk/32/1240_2.png) [@Elk](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/Elk)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2023, 3:26pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/pst-loud-grinding-noise-when-spinning-sacd/33160/6 "2023-04-04T15:26:52Z")
Or contact James directly: [jamesh@psaudio.com](mailto:jamesh@psaudio.com) ---
**Author:** ![weedeewop](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/weedeewop/32/190064_2.png) [@weedeewop](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/weedeewop)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2023, 3:29pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/pst-loud-grinding-noise-when-spinning-sacd/33160/7 "2023-04-04T15:29:48Z")
Or by phone as at one time there was an issue with incoming emails, which I believe is resolved. I have reached James at his work # (720) 402-3926. ---
**Author:** ![rfprice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e19b73/32.png) [@rfprice](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/rfprice)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2023, 6:28pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/pst-loud-grinding-noise-when-spinning-sacd/33160/8 "2023-04-04T18:28:30Z")
Thanks, fellas. I dropped an email to James, will follow up with a phone call. Yes, it seems to me too that this must be not normal. Or maybe my hearing is way better than I realized. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Elk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/elk/32/1240_2.png) [@Elk](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/Elk)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2023, 6:46pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/pst-loud-grinding-noise-when-spinning-sacd/33160/9 "2023-04-04T18:46:06Z")
James will take care of you. He is great. ---
**Author:** ![vkennedy61](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/vkennedy61/32/41241_2.png) [@vkennedy61](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/vkennedy61)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2023, 9:58pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/pst-loud-grinding-noise-when-spinning-sacd/33160/10 "2023-04-04T21:58:29Z")
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**Author:** ![weedeewop](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/weedeewop/32/190064_2.png) [@weedeewop](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/weedeewop)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2023, 11:43pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/pst-loud-grinding-noise-when-spinning-sacd/33160/11 "2023-04-04T23:43:54Z")
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**Author:** ![aangen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/aangen/32/295709_2.png) [@aangen](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/aangen)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2023, 9:08am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/pst-loud-grinding-noise-when-spinning-sacd/33160/13 "2023-04-05T09:08:37Z")
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**Author:** ![aangen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/aangen/32/295709_2.png) [@aangen](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/aangen)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2023, 9:44am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/pst-loud-grinding-noise-when-spinning-sacd/33160/14 "2023-04-05T09:44:18Z")
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**Author:** ![weedeewop](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/weedeewop/32/190064_2.png) [@weedeewop](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/weedeewop)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2023, 12:34pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/pst-loud-grinding-noise-when-spinning-sacd/33160/15 "2023-04-05T12:34:44Z")
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**Author:** ![Gary\_M](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Gary\_M](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/Gary_M)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2023, 8:26pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/pst-loud-grinding-noise-when-spinning-sacd/33160/16 "2023-04-05T20:26:50Z")
I hear I slight increase in noise while an SACD is loading, compared to a regular CD, but once loaded the PST is pretty much silent. ---
**Author:** ![lonson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/lonson/32/249792_2.png) [@lonson](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/lonson)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2023, 11:20pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/pst-loud-grinding-noise-when-spinning-sacd/33160/17 "2023-04-05T23:20:46Z")
Yes, mine too. The PST has been incredibly reliable. I love my DMP but it had a period of time when it was buggy and it didn’t play all the discs I wished it did. The PST is not designed for those and cd and SACD and material via the USB input sound amazing and it works flawlessly.