watchnerd
Grand Contributor
So I got my new integrated amp and my .2mV MC cartridge is right at the borderline of usability with the .3mV MC input sens.
It sounds fine when an LP is playing and at the gain I'm using (volume knob about half way up, seems to be about -20 dB), I don't hear any hum.
However, even though inaudible, if I touch the woofer I can lightly feel hum when nothing is playing.
Should I try to address this?
SUT would be an obvious potential solution, but those can introduce hum, too. I guess I could explore exotica like cheater plugs or get more obsessive about the pre-out cabling to the subwoofer (likely culprit just based on trouble-shooting).
Or is it just moot given the noise floor of LPs?
It sounds fine when an LP is playing and at the gain I'm using (volume knob about half way up, seems to be about -20 dB), I don't hear any hum.
However, even though inaudible, if I touch the woofer I can lightly feel hum when nothing is playing.
Should I try to address this?
SUT would be an obvious potential solution, but those can introduce hum, too. I guess I could explore exotica like cheater plugs or get more obsessive about the pre-out cabling to the subwoofer (likely culprit just based on trouble-shooting).
Or is it just moot given the noise floor of LPs?
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