PC for Brsyton 4B SST

I'd have to say it's your receiver. Borrow a preamp (or buy a good used one you can re-sell) and see if the buzz goes away. You can do a thread search for excellent inexpensive preamps. This question has been asked many times.

Also, you can decide whether the Monster is worth having. There are a number of good power strips available. Surge protection is another matter...OneAC, Powervar, Brickwall...all make good surge protector/conditioners that are high quality but inexpensive. Or, you can keep the Monster. :)

Tvad,

thanks for all the help. If I ever get this solved I will post it. I kinda thought it might have been my reciever. I don't recall the buzzing being present with my old reciever an Onkyo.

I'll try to see if I can borrow a preamp and do some experimenting.

Thanks

One other option. Your receiver or amp may be an ungrounded design. I'd guess it might be the receiver since I doubt Bryston would design an ungrounded amplifier. For example, I understand from John Tucker of Exemplar Audio that the Denon 2900 is an ungrounded design. Who'da thunk it?

You can try an AC cheater plug on the Bryston or the receiver to lift the ground. Try it on one then the other. It may do the trick.

Tvad,

What is a cheater plug and where would I get one.

Thanks

A cheater plug is an adapter plug that had three holes on one side (for an AC cord's blades and ground pin), and two prongs on the male end (thus eliminating the ground pin and "lifting the ground"). They are usually used in homes that do not have grounded outlets so modern three prong plugs can be used in older ungrounded (no third hole) wall outlets. Get one at any hardware store.