Grounding A Preamp


I have a NAD 1155 preamp with a nasty buzz in the phono stage. It's not a phono grounding issue, because I checked that. After the preamp is on ~40 minutes, the buzz goes away after I touch the faceplate. So I am acting as a ground. Should I just run a wire from the preamp to a electrical outlet screw, or what? I am at a loss.

TIA,

Lee
licoricepizza

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All the inputs except phono are dead quiet. I do know how to wield a soldering iron, so I guess I'll have to get out the Fluke meter, and tear apart the preamp...
The TT does have 2 prong plug. To check if the TT was the offender, I completely disconnected, ground wire and all. the buzz was still there. To this untrained ear, it sounds like a 60Hz buzz, like you'd get from a fluorescent light, or a wall-wart transformer.
The preamp also has a 2 pronged plug. The buzz is coming from the speakers, and is volume dependent.
I didn't check the interconnects for corrosion. I did change the ICs that go between the amp and the preamp. allow me to clarify one thing: when I touch the preamp, SOMETIMES the buzz goes away, but not always. I figured that if I stopped the preamp from buzzing, I would leave that unit powered on while not listening. The amp, and everything else was shut off. That practice didn't work either. The buzz was there when I turned the amp on again.