Bellari Hum


I've been noticing that I'm getting a buzz/hum coming from the speakers when using the Bellari VP129 phono preamp. I have the ground wire attached from the turntable to the Bellari, but I'm still getting a hum. I have the Bellari going directly into 2 NAD C272 amps running in bridged mode. Anyone had this problem before, or have any suggestions?

Thanks
jwglista

Showing 1 response by bassphil

Hi. In case you haven't fixed your problem, I have another solution.

I bought the VP130 and had a horrible hum. I had 4 ground wires running too and fro, and even bound the RCA cables tightly together. That, combined with running the turntable and Bellari to two different outlets made the device usable.

Then on a hunch, I bought a new power adapter from RadioShack, and everything was cool. Disconnected all that junk, just left the regular ground wire from the TT to the Bellari and everything was dead quiet.

I'm going to send the original back this week for a replacement, just so they can see what a crappy plug it is.