Music Hall Classic humming issue


Just purchased a Music Hall Classic off this site. Hooked it up to Kanto YU6 speakers using the built in pre-amp and I’m getting a 60 cycle hum that, through process of elimination, I’ve determined is coming from the turntable. Checked/swapped out wires, checked outlets, ground wires are set…hum is still there as soon as I turn on the turntable. Any ideas? Would going through an external pre-amp eliminate that? Thanks!
fredb72

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Thanks - yeah, ground wire on both turntable and speakers and I’m using the cables that came with the turntable. I’ll try flipping the power supply plug and see if that helps. 

@jea48 Thanks! I think you nailed it with the EMI from the power cord. Even moving the power cord to the lower outlet on the wall made a difference and then as I experimented moving the TT farther away from the speakers, the hum lowered. So I think I’ll need to run an extension cord to an outlet further away from the TT and hopefully that should do the trick!