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I am kicking the idea of trying out vinyl. It’s been a long time since I had a turntable and it took a lot of thought whether I can deal with what always seemed like the snap, crackle & pops of an album. Anyway, I’ve decided to take a plunge after all the buzz how awesome it is. Of course before I make any final decisions, I always turn to the Audiogon community for their expert thoughts, opinions and education. I’m also looking for suggestions for a nice affordable table with tone arm and cartridge. Being the fact this is new to me and I may hate it, I’m looking for suggestions on the best affordable set up I can do for a new or used in the price range of $1000/$1500. I’m sure I can get a better bang for the buck going used. I just don’t know anything about these animals. My system is older but I still enjoy it which consist of a Mark Levinson 23.5 amp, Proceed AVP 2+6 used for 2 channel audio, Audio Acoustics model 9 speakers, Ayre DAC for digital with Transparent Audio Ultra mm2 cables. Any input is greatly appreciated!
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paulcreed
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See if you have any power cords or interconnects running parallel or even crossing over any of the phono cables, or interconnects  involved in your table including wall wart. Try a cheater plug on phono stage. Some unshielded cables can cause problems. I would also check the ground going to phono pre again just incase. Your phono stage may sound better left on 24/7. 

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gshepardbuster
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Can you plug the phono preamp into a different outlet that's on a different circuit?  Or did the ground lug become loose from moving things around?  
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luvrockin OP
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@gshepardbuster- I can put it on a different outlet which is a totally different circuit. It’s just not dedicated with upgraded outlets like my main. Also, what ground are you mentioning may have come loose? The one from the table to the pre phono is tight. Is there another I’m not aware of?

@paulcreed I will try leaving the pre on 24/7. As for the cables crossing the power cords, that’s not an issue. I will be poking and prodding pretty much all day tomorrow. Thank you guys for the input. Greatly appreciated!
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gshepardbuster
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You can plug the Rega power plug into a regular outlet that's a different circuit to try and eliminate the hum.  The ground lug on the phono pre you say is tight so the issue has to be from another cause. Was the hum present at first set up or only after changing to the better ICs from other system?  Or you mentioned having multiple stereos, can you insert the TT into another system to see if hum persists?
paulcreed
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Luvrockin, ran into friend at a party last night that I knew owned Rega p6 and p10 years ago and I mentioned your problem. ( noise gets louder as headshell moves toward spindle) He had same problem with p6 and said it is well documented. So it's not  just you. One thing it could be is motor is not well shielded. He mentioned adding adhesive foil shielding tape over the hole by the motor( this is what rega did with p10). Could also be tonearm is not grounded, there is a wire inside the the tonearm that sometimes comes unsoldered but you have to unscrew end stub off and re solder. From what I understand you can take a wire and touch it to head shell screws or tonearm and ground it to Preamp ground to see if in fact tonearm ground is faulty. You can run a ground from PSU chasis to Preamp ground? Please research this before doing that, I don't want to give false information. He said you can try moving power supply as far from motor as possible. If you touch tonearm screws or tag wires going in cartridge or spindle does noise get louder. Also mentioned was Rega cartridges are not shielded very well, really don't know as I'm not familiar with Rega. Since you bought this at a dealer can they help you or maybe get your money back if table is faulty. 

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