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i hate to ask but I Really Need Help

I recently purchased a plinius 8200 and i am having a serious hum problem, not the kind that is bearable when the music is on, something is not right. To get to the point i am going to list all the facts that may be relevant and what i have done so far.
-i live in the south in a house that is 60 to 80 years old, i do not know anything about the wiring, i rent so any improvements to the system are out of the question.
-i switched the old two prong outlet to a three prong, i connected what appeared to be ground wires but i do not know if the are truly grounded.
-i have tried three sets of interconnects, different speaker cables, using cheater plugs, a RGPC 400, a PS ultimate oulet and different power cords in a number of different combinations to try and solve the problem which i have been sucessful in dealing with in past apartments.
-occasionally when trying different connection combos i have powered on the system and the hum is gone but if i change the volume by touching it sometimes comes back, sometimes it comes back with out being touched.
-HELP! i am completely unable to use my system at this time
i will try to promptly answer any questions that may help
mkaes

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mkaes OP
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-i forgot to mention the problem doen't occur unless the cd and amp are connected
mkaes OP
53 posts
 
Dweller-i have tried many of the recommendations found in the archives, as mentioned i have dealt with this problem in the past, in this apartment i not only do not have cable i do not a have a tv anywhere near my system, which is the first or second outlet from the fuse box, i have tried different interconnect, cheater plugs and several other things mentioned in other post, I will try grounding the cd player to the amp, i have checked both my ac plugs and interconnects, if i do not fix it soon i will take the amp to a tech
mkaes OP
53 posts
 
thanks for all the help, especially the post from Sean, i'll probably have to look it up in the future. Thee problem truned out to be something wrong with the cd inputs, i did not detect this the first time i checked them as they do not repond to movement (it does not affect the problem when they are wiggled) and they occasionally work leading me to believe the problem was elsewhere, however upon trying another set of inputs for last night and this morining i have not had problems since, once again i appreciate the help for all and once again thank you Sean for your time.
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