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grado hum

so I just added a grado gold to my music hall 2.1. On my headphones ( through the belari preamp) it sounded great, but then I was rocking out loud style on my monitors and I heard it...the hum I thought I had lost when I upgraded to the 2.1. Anyway the hum is really only present at loud levels, but I was wondering what you folks thought: what can I do to get rid of this? Should I get a new cartridge? If so, which one?
roggae

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roggae OP
95 posts
 
where do I look for these grounds? I know my table is grounded to my preamp.
roggae OP
95 posts
 
thanks folks. If anyone has that article I'd love to read it. Anyone have any suggestions for other cartridges that would sound good with the music hall? Loving the grado soundstage, but not he hum...
roggae OP
95 posts
 
anyone have any outboard motor tables to sell/recommend?

budget guy/student

thanks so much folks!!
roggae OP
95 posts
 
wow atmasphere! thanks! that does sound like something i'd have done. i appreciate everyone's feedback and FWIW i had another audiophool friend come over and he thought the hum was minimal to naught...

enjoying the grado

ps. i also picked up a vintage magnavox console radio. it has phono (sans actual tunrtable), am, shortwave, and fm. i took all the tubes out of the AM and cleaned it up, but someday i'll have to take it all apart and give it a nice polishing.
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