Eliminating humming & buzzing



What is the best way to have a clean sound? When I hook
up the grounding connector from my turntable, it reduces
about 95% of the humming/buzzing; but not all of it. The
noise is still there even if I unplug the power from the
table.

Is this simply a grounding problem, or is there something
more that I need to do? The table is hooked up to a
receiver which is not at all grounded; I just connect the
table ground to the ground in my power strip. Kind of
primitive, I realize, which is why I'm asking here.

Thanks!
Mark
pyite

Showing 1 response by gboren

I live across the street from the phone company and three blocks from a major AM radio station. I live in an apartment house with all sorts of crazy wiring in it. When I got into vinyl, I had serious hum and RF noise. I tried everything: RF stoppers: didn't work; power conditioners: didn't work; cheater plugs: didn't work. Then, on a whim, I borrowed a Linn Linto phono stage from a local dealer and all the hum and RFI immediately and completely disappeared.

I don't recall the details, but there is something unique about the way Linn designed the power supply which makes it impervious to EM and RF noise. I went and bought the Linto and have never heard a bit of RF or EM noise since.

It's a bit pricey, but, for me, it was the only thing that allowed me to enjoy vinyl. You can find one on a'gon for about $800 used.

Good luck!