Pro-Ject Debut Carbon Noise issue driving me nuts!

My dealer has one of these on permanent display/use in his shop. I once remember firmly gripping the arm’s finger lift, with the platter spinning, and actually feeling a very faint vibration that would probably cause hum noise once the stylus gets sandwiched between the vibrating headshell on one side, and firm platter/record on the order side.

Other users of this table have complained about poor isolation between motor and plinth being a culprit for this. I believe you should be able to tweak things to mitigate the vibration bleed. Later production models may have addressed this? Either way, I’m not a fan of these tables.

With the motor off (platter not rotating), upon setting the stylus on a record, does it still hum?

Thanks everyone for the info!

I just was able to read through all these responses. 

Im using the Ortofon 2m Red, and I’ve already gotten rid of that metal platter and went to the acrylic with a cork mat.

and it’s ONLY when the stylus is on the album. 

Thanks again! 

Does it hum when motor is off and stylus is on an album? You sure VTF is correct?

I have a Music Hall MMF 2.2 that did the same thing. I tried everything I could think of, then one day I tightened the 2 motor mount screws back down into the plinth and low and behold the hum was gone and never returned. I was picking up a 60hz hum from the motor to the platter. Put back the red packing screws and see if it helps you.