Which to turn on first...Amp or preamp?


Hoping someone can help me out. I have a tube preamp and solid state amp. I'm very new to tube equipment and have discovered that regardless of which unit I turn on first, be it the amp or the preamp, there is always some "electrical noise" from the speakers when I turn the second device on. If I turn the amp on first, followed by the preamp, I hear a slight buzz (I'm assuming this is the tubes warming up...?) followed by a low frequency noise that makes the woofers on my speakers push out and pull back to a large degree. If I reverse the order of turning the equipment on, I no longer hear the buzz, but the speakers still display the push/pull effect. This never occurred with my solid state preamp. Two questions....Is this normal? ...and....If it is normal, which unit should I be turning on first to do the least amount of damage to my speakers or equipment?

Any advice would be appreciated!
Tony
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Tony:
Yes the test will show you if the polarity is correct in your wall plate and also tell you if you have adequate grounding. I'm not familiar with your Eclipse, took a peek at the audio magic site but couldn't tell if it has LED indicators for polarity and/or grounding as others do. It's important to check this for your equipment and filter to work in a proper way.