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Mono questions

I have a couple of mono questions on a stereo system:
1.  Will playing a mono recording be the same as engaging mono on the preamp?  For example, if I played the Beach Boys "Pet Sounds" stereo, with the mono button engaged, would it sound the same as playing the mono version of "Pet Sounds."

2. I have read that while playing a mono record, I should also engage mono on the preamp?  Is this true?  Why?  If the source is mono, the preamp should reproduce what is fed into it regardless of mono setting on the preamp.  Thanks for helping out a mono newbie.
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1. No. The mixes for the stereo and mono versions are usually completely different
2. Engaging the mono switch can remove hum that is often endemic to mono pickups. For example with my Miyajima Zero I get hum pickup that is completely removed by using the mono switch on my preamp 
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