Help with my analog rig.


Recently, being bit with analogitis, I purchased the best sounding analog I ever had the pleasure of owning; VPI Classic 3, Lyra Kleos cartridge, and a Fosgate phono preamp. Everything sounds wonderful, EXCEPT....a constant low level hum (that increases with volume), and a problem with RF that seems to come and go.
Everything is plugged into a Running Springs Audio power conditioner. I've tried everything. This thing is haunting me. All of my cables are dressed and spaced apart properly.
I've been checking posts about analog noise, and there seems to be a lot of people experiencing the same problem as I am. Especially, if they are
using a tube phono preamp. The only thing I can think of is trying a Grant
Audio Ground Zero. According to what I have read, it will address the
hum problem, but I still may be left with the RF problem.
I absolutely love the sonic quality of the Fosgate, but if this tube preamp is the source of my noise problems, perhaps I should think about solid state. However, I love what these tubes are doing in my system!
Sorry if I keep rambling. Anyone out there have any suggestions or recommendations about what I can do?
In advance, thanks.
louisl
Ciao... What do you mean "using the ground wire correctly? Are you referring to running the ground wire from the tt, to the phono preamp? If that's what you mean, then yes, that is how I ran it.
Manutius....The tone arm cable (in the VPI tonearm) is nordost . I'm using Purist Venustas IC's from the tonearm to the Fosgate. However, I an using unshielded IC's (Speltz phono cable) from the phono preamble to the preamble. I have already changed that pair of IC's to a shielded pair, but that made no difference.
Smackeyp... My home is about 10 years old. The Fosgate is great sounding with the stock tubes. Sounds to me that your dealer was trying to steer you in to something else. Too bad, the Fosgate is a beautiful sounding phono preamp.
Hi
My dyna xv1s humming too, solve by replacing plastic washer on the screw to the cart. My is VPI classic 1. Try it might help.
Chris