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Hovland HP100 hum?

I have a Hovland pre and VTL ST150 amp. Connected to the Alto Utopia Be speakers through synergistic research cables all around. The hum from the Hovland is too much. I can hear it from my listening position. I am using cheater power plugs, so I dont think it is the earth connection.

Any advice or ideas? I think I read about the Hovland hum in some of the reviews.

Thanks.--Michael
mihalis

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jwmazur
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Good choice with the VTL. I had mine with MB250's.

I only had hum when I had the blue illumination going. When I switched the lamps off it was gone. Alex Crespi, of Hovland, said that it was electrostatic noise, not hum, and that they were working on it. That was over two years ago.
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