I hooked up a new tt/cart/phono pre. Trans-Fi tt, Clearaudio Maestro Cart, and a BAT VKP 10 SE phono pre. I pick up hum only when the stylus touches the platter. Played around with the ground on the preamp, nothing. No hum anywhere else in the system.
Turns out a ground wire from phono pre wrapped around one leg of the table then hooked to the input of the table speed controller has done the trick. No kidding.
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