Humm from phono but not dc or aux ?


Can you give me any suggestions do I need dedicated lines and high end outlets, getting a faint RF !!!

thx 

analoghaven

No, you need to check the ground on your turntable and tonearm. Some cartridges are prone to humming. Grado has a history of this. If you crank the volume all the way up there will always be at least a faint noise on the phone input because of the high gain. With less expensive equipment it can be quite noticeable. 

You have to figure out what is causing the problem before you start spending money. Is the hum in both channels. Are your phono cables shielded? What happens when you move the ground wire? 

First, you should determine the type of hum you are dealing with. There are two basic types: 120Hz buzz, typically caused by ground loops, and 60Hz hum, typically a result of poor shielding, cable problems, or close proximity to strong magnetic fields.  When the turntable is selected, does the hum increase with volume.  If not, you have a ground loop problem, if yes, more than likely poor shielding etc.

Some cartridges are prone to humming. Grado has a history of this.

@mijostyn To my understanding this has to do with the use of a Grado in a Rega turntable and its caused by the fact that Rega doesn't ground the motor. If you add a wire to ground the motor then the Grado works fine- and its not the only cartridge than can do this in the Rega.

 

I have an RCM 1 phono stage with external power supply, I just recently just tweaked the dip switched the best I could, not as much hum but at 10 o'clock on volume control more now of white noise and faint RF.

The Cartridge is a Zyx Airy 3 S .24mV

the tone arm cable is Din , Audience Au 24 e

None of this is cheap most likely 5-8000 us dollars.

any other suggestions ?

thx

 

Eliminating faint levels of noise in a phono stage comes down to methodically checking and testing every single thing involved, trying lots of things to see what works. Faint white noise could be anything from a slightly dirty cartridge pin that looks good, to the way the phono lead is routed, or another wire routed nearby, to even things like lights or appliances. It could even be what you have is pretty normal. Phono almost never is dead silent like digital. But this is why I asked how faint? You still haven’t told us.