Ground Hum with Rega RP6, Exact and TT PSU.


Greetings.

Just purchased a Rega RP6, Exact, TTPSU and I am getting a HELL of a hum. I am using an Aragon 47K Phone pre amp. I unplugged the wall wart and the cable which goes from the table and it is still there. I seems to get worse when I turn it on and the tonearm gets close to the center of the arm spindle and it picks up a lot of motor noise. Just sold a 28 year old Linn Axis with a Signet Cartridge and never had this issue with just the normal hiss associated as you turn up the volume. It's not noticeable a lower volumes but it is there during quiet passages and it is extremely annoying. The table sounds way better but the noise is very intrusive and honestly I am disappointed after dropping almost $2000. Thanks in advance
pivetta

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Pivetta just curious do you hear the hum while a album is playing? I do not. Only as I move the tonearm from the edge to the center of the platter.
But it drives me crazy knowing it's there. I have a pair of Wyred 4 Sound mAmps 430 watts into 4 ohms my speakers are 5 ohms and I do play my music very loud. I have taken the arm completely off but everything looks fine. I too have Googled this and there are a lot of complaints. I’ve upgraded cables moved the phono preamp, grounded the phono preamp nothing helps. Wonder if it’s the cartridge have thought of going with a Ortofon 2M Black but then you have to shim the tonearm. Don’t understand how Rega gets great reviews when so many people have problems.
I have a Rega RP3 with the Exact ,TTPSU, and the Rega Phono Pre Amp and have the same problem. I sometimes get the hum as i place the arm over the album not all the time. But as you move the arm closer to the center of the album the hum increases. I do not hear it when playing a album not even between songs. One thing I did do that helped the hum when just placing the arm over the album is I removed the plastic clamp holding the cable to the turntable freeing up the cable. This fixed the hum occurring when I placed the arm over the album most of the time. I have learned to just live with this as like you this didn't start when I first got the table. If anything works for you please let me know. I had been thinking of trading up to the RP6 bought the RP3 from Sound Stage and they have a nice trade in program but if your having the same problem don't think I'll be doing that.  
I'm using a Rega Fono phono preamp and still have the hum issue. But I think it could be the cartridge. My RP3 came with a Elys and I had the same hum. Thought upgrading to the Exact might take care of it. Only have about 40 hours on the cartridge so hate to change but it my be the solution. 




Pivetta please post what you find out. If it is a defective cartridge I have one too. Not much I can do at this point but go with a new cartridge. Very disappointed with Rega. 
Iwal22 I'm out of town right now but when I get back I'm going to check the ground. Can you see this easily or is it hidden? I've had my tone arm off don't remember seeing this ground.