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Newby problem with hum
Thanks everyone for your help, especially Jsawhitlock. I checked out the psaudio site and they have a great hum wizard. As it turned out my phono pre was sitting too close to the amp. I rearranged the configuration as well as put an aluminum shiel... 
Newby problem with hum
Thanks everyone. We seem to be making progress.Here's what I did. I went to Radio Shack and bought three cheaters: one for the CDP, one for the TT and one for the phono stage. This had almost no effect. While I was there I also bought some RF chok... 
Amp / Preamp recomendations
Thanks all for your help. I'm going to check out some of your recommendations.Steve 
My latest upgrade
I got the Ah! Njoe Tjoeb in yesterday and I have to say already I'm very happy. I was a little worried that all the positive feedback for Kevin at Upscale Audio was bogus feeds from friends of Kevin. I can happily report that that's not the case. ... 
Bright room, help
Thanks for the help everyone. I just purchased the Ah! Njoe Tjoeb. And I'm also continuing to work on the room enhancements. I've put down a couple rugs and some stuff on the walls and already the sound is getting better.Ciao!Steve 
My latest upgrade
Thanks for everyone's help. I actually decided to go with the Ah! Njoe Tjoeb. It sounds like a very nice tube CDR with lots of future tweaking opportunities. I'll let everyone know how it sounds after I've had a chance to break it in.Steve 
Bright room, help
One more thing. If I follow Natalie's advice and upgrade the CD player, should I also go with separates (transport and DAC) or spend my money on a single unit. Could I use my Denon as a transport and just upgrade the DAC? Remember, some of this is... 
Bright room, help
Thanks Natalie! I thought that might be the case. Any recommendations in the under $1,000 range?Steve 
Bright room, help
Wow! Thanks for all the ideas. I didn't expect such a good response. You've certainly given me some ideas to work with. I especially appreciate the DIY tips. Gonna look for some rugs to hang and to put under the speakers. Also going to check out s...