I've been working to track down a ground loop/hum coming from my speakers. I've got an Integra DHC-9.9 connected via XLR cables to a BAT VT-6200 amplifier. I spent hours trying all sorts of things to eliminate and finally I swapped out the XLR cables for regular RCA unbalanced cables and voila the hum was gone.
Its probably because youre running the amp balanced and the preamp SE. I've seen this type of hum several times. You may have to use the SE inputs on the amp. However, I've been able to fix the problem in the past with cables. Audioquest IC's with DBS was the cable that worked.
Perhaps you have ground loop. RCA cables' shields are normally grounded on one side only, while XLR cables shields are grounded on both sides. It makes for better, shorter return of the noise induced currents but creates a lot of ground loop problems in recording studios that exclusively use XLR. I would try to connect together and to the earth ground all the chassis in star fashion (no daisy chaining) but I'm no "Hum Whisperer"
The Integra 9.9 has XLR outputs as a "convenience" feature, but is not a truly differentially balanced unit, to the best of my knowledge. As a result, other connected components may not be at the same ground potential, and a ground loop hum could result.
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