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Help with a hum or buzz thru my speakers read ...

Help...
I have a pair of Aragon Palladiums and they are hooked to
Mirage OM 9 speakers with wireworld silver eclipse II cables..The amps have Transparent power cables on them and
the pre/processor is a B&K ref 20.. the amps are balanced inputs but the processor is rca.. I have purchased Transparent RCA to XLR ultra interconnects.. I have significant noise thru the speakers when there is no source playing.. but when I turn the power off to the preamp, there is no noise thru the speakers... also when the preamp is on and I disconnect the RCA to XLR cables from the amp.. the noise goes away... Coult the cables be causing the problem.... I am also using a Monster hts 3500 and a ps audio hospital grade outlet... Any suggestions...
Thanks for the help
Joe DiMonte
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j_k
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Try a "cheater plug" on the pre-amp power cord for troubleshooting purposes. If this doesn't work, try the "cheater plug" on each of the other components hoohed to your system. Listen for the noise with each swap. If the noise goes away, trouble shoot your grounding issue.
Do you have cable TV, antenna or phone lines connected to the HTS-3500?? If so, disconnect them one at a time and listen for the noise. Troubleshoot the line with issues if an offender is identified. If the noise persists after all of the troubleshooting, have someone check out your pre-amp. You may contact me by E-MAIL for further questions...
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