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grounding issue

i am having some major hum with my jolida 302 b. when i have my phono hooked up there is no hum, but when i try to hook up my DVD/SACD/CD player i get terrible hum. however if i plug my ipod into the same connection via RCAs i get no hum. i am wondering if i am not grounding the DVD player properly. actually its not grounded at all i dont think. my system is a MMF 2.1 into a bellari 129 into the jolardi 302b. the dvd player is plugged directly into the jolardi with relatively high end cables. like i said the ipod plugged into the same input with terribly cheap RCAs makes no hum. thoughts?
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chadlesko
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Two thoughts

1. Try plugging into a different outlet if possible...especially one not on the same run to your elctrical pannel.

2. I had to remove the ground plug on my CD player in order to eliminate hum...I ended up buying PS Audio power cables and unscrewing the grounding pin. That solved the problem for me.

Just some thoughts that may or may not apply.
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