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Grado Reference Sonata on a Rega P5 ?

So many of the wonderful reviews I've read on the Rega P5 have discussed the musical synergy of the table/arm with a Rega Exact 2 or a Dynavector 10x5 cartridge. Does anybody have experience (good or bad) with the P5 and a Grado Reference Sonata (or the P5 with any Grado) ? Are their any of the notorious "hum issues" with the P5 -- Grado combination ? Thanks for your thoughts.
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An inexpensive cure for the Rega/Grado hum problem

The motor and platter bearing **must** be grounded to the base of the tone arm. I have no idea why Rega does not do this, but it is effective. You do not have to shield the motor. I had to file off some of the finish on the motor in order to be able to solder to it, but the result was no more hum with either a wood-body or plastic body Grado.
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