my speakers hum


why would my speakers hum? i just hooked up a set of speaker that hum. i've hooked up three different pair of speakers to the same system and never heard anything. any help?
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Showing 1 response by rlawry

I agree Bill above--you probably some type of ground loop and your current (no pun intended) speakers may be more sensitive and letting you hear the resultant hum.  Does the hum level stay constant with volume or does it increase with volume?  Have you tried various grounding schemes like trying ground wires between equipment and grounding to a common point like a screw on an AC outlet?