Thank you everyone of the comments. I've been traveling so haven't had a chance to really try any of the suggestions until today. I tried previously to shut down both the preamp and the phono preamp and restart in hopes of the problem fixing itself. No Dice.
I tried plugging the tonearm cables directly into the Preamp. No Dice.
I do here a low "pop" when I turn on the motor to the turntable which is something I've always heard but when I put the needle to the record it's dead as a door nail. I'm going to try a new cartridge. I was looking to upgrade anyway. Anything you would suggest under $2k for a MC cartridge?