My "Hummer" is driving me nuts

I had the same problem with my Tube/SS Hybred and TT I just yesterday recieved a Granit Audio Ground Zero it solved the ground loop hum I had which is most likly what you have. Good luck

Do you still have the hum when the preamp is disconnected entirely (with no cable attached to the amp inputs)? Are the pre and power-amps connected to the same outlet ? Just ruling out possible sources of ground loops.

also how old is the amp ? If it's old it could be failing power supply capacitors ? Just a wild guess.

The low frequency hum is almost certainly mains frequency (60Hz), so it's either coming through the amp's power supply, or via poor grounding somewhere.

Ground Loop Hum most likely.
Unplug everything but the amp, power it up and listen for hum. If no hum, great! Continue by plugging in and turning on each component 1 at a time until the hum appears. Once you find the culpret, you can either deal with that units ground or the amp. This means that there is a ground loop issue which is easy to fix either with a "cheater" plug for 3 prongs to 2 prongs and then reverse the way it is plugged in.
If the amp hums when turned on, hooked up to the speakers buy no signal into it, then you have to deal with repairs most likely. Sometimes it is just vibrations that can be dampened by putting something under the feet of the amp. Weights on top may solve the issue but amps need to breath. Otherwise, in for repairs. It is very unlikely a tube problem.

Thanks to all three of you for your responses. I have plugged the amp into a grounded wall socket with nothing else plugged into the outlet, and no preamp or other input to the amplifier, and the hum remains. It does sound about 60 hz or so, so I'm sure the "ground" hum verdict is correct. I have had the amp resting on brass cone points, as well as on its own stiff rubber feet, on my Target stand, and isolating it from ground vibrations doesn't seem to have any bearing on the problem. Neither does placing weights on top of it. The consensus opinion seems to be that repairs are called for. Any idea what such a repair might run, and/or where I should take/ship it? I hate to pay top dollar to a hi-end specialist if it's the kind of problem that a reasonably competent tv/audio shop repair guy could fix. I live in Charlotte, NC. Thanks, Ben

did you try a ground cheater yet? it will cost you $1 and should be tried before you take in the amp for repair