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

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.

I have a classic1, and Ive also owned a scout, hw19, Aries 1 and TNT mk IV in the past ,all of them had the pop when you turn off the power. I just got used to hitting the mute button on my pre before I turned it off.
Also when I upgraded the Aries to the 300 rpm motor there was no longer any pop. I know the classic 1 has the 600rpm motor built in. Not sure if that can be changed. The classic 3 comes with the 300rpm motor. I'm buying a classic 3 and selling my classic1 shortly ill let you know if it pops or not.

I also changed my classic motor to the 300rpm. It eliminated the pop on power off on my deck as well. Speed stability seems better with the 300rpm motor also

Stringreen, It would seem that a way to avoid hum with the Classic/Grado combo is to shield the motor of the Classic, assuming that the motor is somewhere inside that plinth where it creates an EMI field that is picked up by Grado. The shield should work whether it is around the cartridge motor or the tt motor.