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Is analog supposed to be so noisy?

I am experimenting with a Luxman TT which is actually in pretty good shape. My system consists of the Prima Luna Prologue pre-amp and the Prologue 6 monoblocks. A phono input was installed in the preamp when I bought the units. As soon as I turn the knob to the phono input, I am bombarded with a fairly significant hum, which is not present when I use the settings for my CD players. Is this something normal, or am I doing something wrong? By the way, I have also tried my old Moscode Minuet in A, which includes a grounding plug for the turntable, and I am still getting the same problem.
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It is not normal. My first thought was that you had not grounded your turntable. That seems to have been corrected or at least not been the problem. Unless of course there was a problem with the Moscode Minuet and the results just sounded the same. Unlikely but not impossible.
Try grounding the Luxman to something metal. Next check and see if the RCA jacks are as they should be. If one is very loose or not quite well connected, that could be the problem.
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