Bad Cartridge?


My system is dead quiet until I set the cartridge on vinyl... then it hums. Any ideas?

HW-19 w/ SAMA
Sumiko Premier MMT Tonearm
Grado Ref. Platinum Cartridge
V-LPS Pre
Cary SLI-80
Sonus Faber
Sony SCD-1 'for background music' 8-)
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