Another "kinda-newbie" head scratcher


No matter what Phonostage I use, no matter which cartridge or cables, I get an annoying distortion sound from my speakers kind of like the sound of AM in between stations if anyone here is old enough to remember that sound. Doesn't happen on the digital side. 

 

Any ideas? 

ericrhodes1

@audphile1 it makes that sound even without the needle on the vinyl, whether the turntable is on or off. Only when I turn off the phonostage (any of the three I own) . 

@billstevenson same. I even used a balanced pair into the linestage and still got 80% of the noise. It's weird. 

Ok. Do you have a wifi router in close proximity to your turntable or phono stage or phono cables? Any computers, tablets or smart phones around that area? How close is the nearest component to the table or phono stage?

@audphile1 closest wifi router is two rooms away. Phone is usually near me at seating position. Amp is one component width to the left and one level down. Preamp is one to the left and one level up. Even if I move the phono-pre further to the right, it still makes noise.

I've even changed outlets and power Distributors that it's plugged into. To no effect.