Ok. I tried all Components from the same outlet to no avail. Still got the hum.
However i think I’ve determined it’s tied to the cartridge - I think.
It’s a brand new Grado Sonata 3 - Timbre series. Couple things - I know Grado’s are known for their “hum”, but in this case I get hum when there is no record playing and the motor is off and the tone arm is at rest - rest of the system is on. If I unplug the IC from the TT to the phono pre the hum stops.
there is no change in hum when the record is playing, needle up or needle down, close or further away from the spindle.
I’ve also moved the TT around and away from the phono pre to no avail. I was only able to move the TT about 2 feet away from phono pre, amp, and preamp, so I’m not sure that’s far enough.
i tried laying tin foil over the cart to see if it would shield it, but it did not. Though I’m not sure that’s an effective way to test.
This cart’s output is 1mv where my previous was 2.5mv, so I don’t really know if it’s this cart specifically or the all carts since I have to turn it up much louder to get to the same dB level. But my gut says it did.
Not sure if there is a “fix” for this, but I REALLY like this cart so I’d hate to send it back. It only hum audibly at a bit over halfway up, which men’s i only really her it in the quite sections.
However i think I’ve determined it’s tied to the cartridge - I think.
It’s a brand new Grado Sonata 3 - Timbre series. Couple things - I know Grado’s are known for their “hum”, but in this case I get hum when there is no record playing and the motor is off and the tone arm is at rest - rest of the system is on. If I unplug the IC from the TT to the phono pre the hum stops.
there is no change in hum when the record is playing, needle up or needle down, close or further away from the spindle.
I’ve also moved the TT around and away from the phono pre to no avail. I was only able to move the TT about 2 feet away from phono pre, amp, and preamp, so I’m not sure that’s far enough.
i tried laying tin foil over the cart to see if it would shield it, but it did not. Though I’m not sure that’s an effective way to test.
This cart’s output is 1mv where my previous was 2.5mv, so I don’t really know if it’s this cart specifically or the all carts since I have to turn it up much louder to get to the same dB level. But my gut says it did.
Not sure if there is a “fix” for this, but I REALLY like this cart so I’d hate to send it back. It only hum audibly at a bit over halfway up, which men’s i only really her it in the quite sections.