SFL 2 humming issue


I have a SFL 2, bought second hand which has been in the system for about 1 year. I have heard from somewhere that it has a sort of humming issue. I would like to get a feedback from anyone out there that has had a experience with this. It is not much of an issue when I play music, but when the system does not play anything, I could hear it. What can this be due to? I do not think the tubes can be something that hum, or can they?
bemopti123

Showing 1 response by haroldclarke

If any components (except the one you are grounding-amp. preferred) has a three-pronged plug on the AC power cord,this will set up a ground loop,
and therefore a hum, decause the is now grounded in two places-wall and interconnect. Add a grounding cheater to the plug to convert it from the three-pronged to the ungrounded two-pronged type.
Ground the tonearm grounding wire to the preamp chassis if you are using analog front end.