Turntable /Cartridge hum

Rvpiano, I was rushed yesterday, and didn't have time to respond adequately. There are tweaks that will take the sound of your P3 to a whole higher level, I am going to list them, and you can do them as your time and budget will allow.

If you can solder, you should be able to handle that motor; as I recall, it's not too difficult.  What I was trying to say before, was that the motor and the PSU are recommended together, so if you bought your table used, you might already have the motor.

The incognito Rewire Kit for Rega Tonearms is highly recommended. It is difficult and you'll need to send your unit to "Galen Carol Audio"

"Groovetracer" Deluxe sub platter.

The "Heavy Weight" for your tonearm.


Those are the tweaks I recommend, and the only one you won't be able to do is tonearm rewire; tweaks work well for the Rega, if you see others that are specifically recommended for your turntable, try them.


Happy listening.

Orpheus 10,

Thanks for the tips.

9/10 hum is grounding related. Have you tried grounding the tonearm wiring to a different component or even not at all? What happens to the hum as try these different variations? Does your phono stage have a grounding connection to the line stage? Many setups benefit from "star grounding", search the archives for details. Cheers,
Spencer

1 - try grounding to various points on the table - that causes many hums and some tables work better grounded and some not

2 - try dressing the cables from the table to the preamp differently - I had a hum that I killed by moving those cables away from some power cables and hanging them from my equipment rack.

3 - be aware that some phono stages have inherent low level hum that never seem to be beatable while others are dead silent