All of a sudden getting a hum in my system?


I am getting a hum that gets louder as you turn up the volume. I disconnected my VPI Classic One turntable and I am still getting the hum.I disconnected my three month old Manley Chinook and hooked up my old Belles 20A phono pre-amp and there is no hum. So the Manley Chinook seems to be the culprit. I called Manley Labs yesterday but they are closed until January 2.Any suggestions for resolving this problem would be greatly appreciated.
montgomery

Showing 2 responses by rottenclam

I agree with Jmcgrogan2. You probably are looking at a grounding issue (or possibly some other weird thing on the circuit).

If all was well with the Chinook for three months and you have not moved anything around in the system (because, if so, perhaps a solder joint broke loose or something like that), I'd actually look towards something that may have recently been plugged into the circuit elsewhere in the house.

Hums dont magically appear in a system that was non-humming system for 3 months. Like I said, if you moved components around, then maybe I could see it. Otherwise, you may have something else dirty on the line a few rooms over.

The hail-mary longshot is that something in the Chinook has gone bad (a tube, etc) but that is unlikely, IMO.

BTW, good luck with resolving this. My biggest pet-peeve with ANY system is noise. It drives me crazy, even if it is really slight. Sure, I may not be able to hear it with the music on, but just knowing it is there ticks me off.
Hey Montgomery - your troubleshooting steps are very sound (plugging the Chinook into your buddy's system). I hope you resolve the problem soon. Please update us when you nail down what the exact problem turns out to be.