When I had problems with my Rega P5/Exact combo the guys at The Sound Organization (US ditributor of rega) were very helpful and diligent in trying to find out why I had some a 'hum' problem. Last I spoke with them they were very excited about the Apheta. Is you power supply close to the P9 AND is your power amp close tot he power supply?
Rega P9/Apheta Hiss/not Hum
Hello:
I wonder if anyone can help with this issue. I have a Rega P9 and a Rega Apheta cartridge. I recently added a Sutherland PH3D phono stage to try to eliminate a hissing noise (this is not the typical rega hum that many report). The noise sounds very much like tube rush. It's very noticable with the volume at about 11 o'clock. When I turn the phono stage off it goes away so I know it's upstream of the Sutherland. This also happens with another phono stage I have that also suffered from RF interference. At least that's gone with the Sutherland. I have tried 3 different interconnects too with no change. The arm was rewired because of a broken tag. Brit Audio replaced the internal wiring with Cardas but left the external wiring as stock.
Does anyone know if this could be a cartridge problem? Doesn't seem to me to be a ground problem.
Thanks!!
I wonder if anyone can help with this issue. I have a Rega P9 and a Rega Apheta cartridge. I recently added a Sutherland PH3D phono stage to try to eliminate a hissing noise (this is not the typical rega hum that many report). The noise sounds very much like tube rush. It's very noticable with the volume at about 11 o'clock. When I turn the phono stage off it goes away so I know it's upstream of the Sutherland. This also happens with another phono stage I have that also suffered from RF interference. At least that's gone with the Sutherland. I have tried 3 different interconnects too with no change. The arm was rewired because of a broken tag. Brit Audio replaced the internal wiring with Cardas but left the external wiring as stock.
Does anyone know if this could be a cartridge problem? Doesn't seem to me to be a ground problem.
Thanks!!
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