Turntable issue


I haven't had much luck finding an answer to this question so hopefully it's not something that's been asked a thousand times.

Yesterday I turn my preamp on, place a record on the player and I can hear every touch of the tonearm I make. It clicks when lifting it out of its resting position and when I screw or unscrew the record clamp this at is also very audible through my speakers. Also I'm now hearing a hum that was never present before.

I understand that the cartridge picks up vibrations and turns them to sound but this has never been something that was clearly audible before. I'v never heard siuns coming from my speakers when screwing the clamp on our off.

Thanks for any responses.

MMF 5.1SE
Project Tube Box S
jsouth72

Showing 2 responses by mofimadness

Sounds like a ground has come off or broken somewhere.
Could be as easy as the ground from the tonearm to the
phono stage, or worse, a broken ground inside the arm-
tube.

It could maybe a bad tube in your Phono Box S or a tube
that is starting to go.

Also, you should always mute or turn the volume all the
way down before you do anything with a turntable.
"very slight hum when nothing is playing but only if I turn the volume up high."

That's normal tube rush. Glad you solved the problem.