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Can't tell,if my house is properly grounded
I second Erik's suggestion of having a tech look at it. There is the possibility that a safety cap in the receptacle is leaking ac, especially the one from N to ground. If the fuse blew with that extension cord, it's possible you reversed polarity... 
Can't tell,if my house is properly grounded
Ok, I did everything everybody said, and there is no change buzz is still there.to answer a question from above I switched the room the phono pre was in and went from single ended to xlr because the tube amp doesn’t have xlr. I have had the same i... 
Can't tell,if my house is properly grounded
I will try removing the cables tonite. However the TT has no power and is not directly plugged into anything (VPI prime TT). The problem arose when I moved my TT setup to another room and switched to single ended output from the phono pre instead ... 
Can't tell,if my house is properly grounded
I replaced the fuse and it plays fine.  
Can't tell,if my house is properly grounded
What TT are you using? Cartridge? I have a Dynavector 20x2L, and the cables are Cardas Clear Light.  They have never given me trouble before.  I don' t know if this matters but the noise is coming from both speakers, but I assume if one cable was ... 
Can't tell,if my house is properly grounded
i did try and the polarity reverse to no avail. I also tried a cheater plug, but since I didn't have one designed for that purpose on hand I used an old extension cord for 2 prong components. It had a little bump out on the end to block the ground... 
Can't tell,if my house is properly grounded
I have cable tv and I turned off all lights when I was checking. Nothing seemed to work. I also disconnected the cable tv.  HOWEVER - I diconnected everything but the amp (and speakers) no noise. I plugged in in the phono pre into the same wall ou... 
Can't tell,if my house is properly grounded
No wall warts and yes I disconnected the computer and cable line going into the modem as well. No change.  
Potting a Denon dl-103r
Also, a "potted" cart has nothing to do with 'gluing" the body of the cart to the carrier.Can you please elaborate  
Potting a Denon dl-103r
Interesting. Ive read that potting it makes for better bass response. The fit is snug to the point where a bit of hard pressure is required for the last 1/16th of an inch when you insert it. What at would be the negatives for potting? 
JC3+ Anyone?
Hey Robert,sorry i I got to this post so late. I Owned a DV P75 Mk III and then moved up to the JC3+. I agree with your assessment of it. I have the VPI Prime with a Dynavctor 20x2 low output MC cart. Mind, I have Thiel speakers too and any thinne... 
Tonearm cable recommendations
Purist Audio Designnot cheap, but excellent 
Adding mass to a tonearm
Raul - I have two systems, my "fun" system which has the pioneer Pl-530, and what I consider my "high end" system which has my VPI Prime.  I'm only talking about my  The system that has the Pioneer, which has the Denon PL-103r. The only reason I w... 
recommendations of phono preamps < $3000 range
I too have the Parasound JC3+, I have nothing but good things to say about it. Very well built as well. Highs are smooth, midrange is liquid and lows are solid, deep and controlled.  
Cartridge repair; re-tipping; canitlever replacement: The Needle Clinic A++
Heck, I nuded my Denon DL-103r being super careful. Got the thing to the point all I had to do was set it down to be done - then for no particular reason at all it just fell out of my hands somehow.  It fell all of two inches but that's all it too...