Slight hum in my amp. Is this normal?


I have an Anthem A5 and when I turn it on there is a slight "hum" if you put your ear close to it. From 3 feet away it’s unnoticeable. It's in the amp, not in the speakers.
Is this normal?
oldschool1

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oldshool1, 
I had the same problem to my Constellation Mono amp.  Amp checked and find nothing at the Constellation repairing center.  Checked with Shunyata Research, I used quite a lot electrical products from them, they said probably a DC on the main.  With a reasonable low cost for a try, I tailor-made 2 DC blockers (one for each channel), to which to ensure sufficient current serving the Mono amp.   No hum from amp anymore, and more importantly that would not affect the sonic performance.