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RFI from steel TV bracket?

Yesterday I installed a new TV on a steel wall-mounted extendable bracket between all my electronic components.
I now have a low hum/buzz from both speakers on all sources....even with the preamp on mute?
When I switch the preamp off.....the hum is still there.
The only way to remove the hum is to switch the amps off?
I tried grounding the steel bracket to the preamp and then the amps without success.
The previous TV was in the same location but sitting on the shelf.....not a steel wall bracket.
Any help would be dearly appreciated?
halcro
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atmasphere
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Halcro, it really sounds like you may have created a primitive power transformer with your wiring setup. If that is the case, the metal frame is acting as the core and the speaker leads draped over it are the secondary.

Try re-routing the speaker leads.
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halcro OP
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Hi Ralph,
The interconnects were running under the steel bracket.......not draped over it.
The speaker leads are on the floor well away from the bracket (as they have always been).
I just re-routed the right channel interconnect to along the floor away from the steel bracket........but the hum is still there?
Again.......if I run in fully balanced configuration from preamp to amp......shouldn't this prevent any RFI/EMI interference?
Isn't that why all professional sound systems run in this way?
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Sounds to me like you have more troubles than you thought.

So let's go back to the time you installed this bracket thing.

What *other* changes did you do?
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What *other* changes did you do?
No other changes :^)
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What happens if you unplug the interconnects from the inputs to the amps? Do they still buzz?

Right now I'm sticking to my original theory, only substitute 'interconnects' for 'speaker cables', and since the ICs are single-ended, this makes a lot more sense.
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