jdc

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The process of elimination
Had similar problem a couple of months ago. Certain it was preamp - turns out it was a faulty connection on the rca i/c’s. Before spending a lot of time on other possible sources for the problem, swap out I/c’s and see if the i/c or the i/c connec... 
Audio Research Source - CD3 mkII, CD5
If true, my guess is ARC will contine to offer a product in the "notch-below-reference-class" as well as the CD7. IMHO, the CD3mkii is so good, its hard to imagine what they can do at that price point to improve it.