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Oh Pls Help

Just bought a pair of Monarchy Deluxe 100s Hooked them up to my speakers - no problem Hooked them up to my Pre amp (Cary SLP 94 Tube) - big problem Big I mean BIG hum on both speakers, music does play, although the hum is about as loud i usually play music at night Impedance problem? voltage problem? Polarity Problem? any suggestions
thecommodore
thecommodore OP
11 posts
 
Cheater Plugs?, you guys talking about those grey 3 to 2 prong adapters? Thus eliminating the ground?
mezmo
516 posts
 
precisely
thecommodore OP
11 posts
 
Thanks again all. Just talked to Mr. Poon at Monarchy Audio. By the By, super nice and helpful. He agreed that Cheater plugs would fix the problem and that my Hafler didn't have the problem because it has a two prong plug. Can't wait to get out of work and give it a listen
trelja
3,223 posts
 
A quick way to see if your hum is from a ground loop is to plug everything into the same outlet(via an outlet strip, if you need). If it disappears, it was a ground loop problem, nothing wrong with the equipment. Then you can go to work on attacking the problem
dacostab
84 posts
 
I heard of a case recently where a guy touched the chassis of a power amp that had a cheater plug. He ended up wearing his beer after the jolt he got. Okay, there may have been a problem somewhere, but beware of cheaters...the ground prong is there for a purpose....so the chassis does not float.
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