will a low 60Hz harmonic hum wear out my speakers?


Hi everyone,
I have what is most likely a noob question: I have a nice sounding system consisting of a digital source (newly acquired Oppo BDP 95), a Quad 99 and Quad 909 pre-amp/amp set and Usher tower speakers. The amp generates a continuous, low hum audible in the tweeters. It is only audible with the ear next to the driver, and not an issue in listening. I like to keep everything always on, which is the recommendation I got from Quad and makes sense (it also sounds a lot better to my ears then when turned on fresh and cold). All would be good, but I wonder: in time, will that constant hum wear out or age my tweeters? It is after all the equivalent of constantly playing them but at a very, very low volume. Is this a real concern, or am I being paranoid here?
The issue of what causes the hum and how to get rid of it has been discussed and explored at length without a solution. It is probably the fact that the Quad does not have much in the way of insulation and signal cleaning (built that way) and no amount of power conditioning (I tried) or outlet-plugged signal cleaners etc etc (tried them all) gets rid of it.
Thank you in advance for any advice.
roc_doc
It'll wear you out first....I would check for a grounding issue..it should not be audible.
Thank you everyone.
Elizabeth, yes, if it is so common I am a lot less worried.
Stingreen, obviously it IS wearing me out :)
Winoguy, I don't think it's 60Hz, it sounds a lot higher, but I'm wondering about a harmonic? It could be something else, of course.
One interesting thing about this, after lifting power cord grounds, trying all the power clears I could find, changing speaker cables etc etc ETC, is that it is very responsive to the kind of interconnects hooked between the pre-amp and the amp. In fact, the buzz is a lot louder if the amp is on with no interconnects hooked up to it, and quiets down some when I connect something to it. It can also be made louder by BAD interconnects. So, I should probably keep exploring (and spending, oy…) the interconnect issue.
Thanks everyone for chiming in. The immediate issue really is, if sonically I'm OK living with this, will it damage stuff downstream (ie the speakers)? If indeed it does not, there is much less urgency to this.
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