VPI Classic - Now you have one......

Mmai,
Call Harry at VPI and explain you're turn on pop sound you get. It's been about 1/2 year since I did this and I can't remember the exact numbers on the caps. He'll tell you and a quick trip to radio shack will get it done. About 20 minutes to take the plate off, remove the noise inducing cap, and replace with the new one, and put the plate back on. Absolutely no noise on turn on or off--still have that little hum when you move the cartridge over the platter though. I no longer have my Classic or I'd be more help. Bob

Somewhat underwhelmed with the Classic thus far. Lots more humming with Grado as compared to my VPI 19JR that was dead quiet. I guess I will play around with different interconnect options.

The Grado is unshielded and will hum in the classic and also in a Rega. Its really a cartridge issue, that's picking up motor hum. If there is a way out of it, Harry will find it.

I've got a hum and buzz that I can't yet defeat.

I've been living with a low level hum with my Classic for the past year that I've owned it. It hasn't bothered me too much but I decided that I wanted to get rid of it once and for all, so I just bought a used pair of Cardas Golden Reference interconnects (double-shielded) and that should do the trick. When I get them I'll post the results. Meanwhile I've been using a pair of Gabriel Gold Extreme II. I temporarily stuck a pair of cheap video cables on there to see if that got rid of the hum (like VPI recommends in the owner's manual), and indeed it did. So, at least in my case, the hum is caused by poorly shielded interconnects.