tubed preamp off and ss amp left on?

Thanks. I will try disconnecting the preamp at the amp's inputs tomorrow as Mang53 suggested and see what happens. I hadn't thought of that. The amp is pretty new so I doubt it is the ps caps. I think I have had both pre and power pc's connected to the same dedicated outlet at some point but are on different dedicated outlets currently. No cable or sat. tv connected. Will post back tomorrow evening. Thanks again.

Make sure you power down your amp before you disconnect the interconnects!!!

Progress maybe. I disconnected the preamp at the amps inputs and the strangest thing happened. The left channel was silent yet the right channel had the same hum and at the same level. I then plugged the interconnects back in and the hum returned to both channels. What could be happening and what is my next logical step? I have some more speaker cables that I can try, so I think I will start there. Your help in troubleshooting is most appreciated. This is a great forum.

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have you tried what I suggested earlier? about the cable tv....