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Hum after replacing tonearm cable

After replacing my entry-level tonearm cable with the high-end one there is now a very audible hum once the turntable is on and its motor is spinning. Moving the turntable around, away or closer to the phono stage or rotating it 180 degrees or upside down did not make any difference on hum. It is consistant regardless where the turntable is or how far or close it is to preamp or amp. The hum is equally loud in both left and right channels. Is there anything that could be checked or done to fight the hum other than switching back to my entry level tonearm cable?
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elliottbnewcombjr
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put the old cable back on. problem gone? then it's the new cable.

if hum with old cable, then it's not the new cable, something got disturbed, 

Din connector? RCA termination block? Tonearm wiring? 

hum in both channels is a hint.
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