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Turntable hum
Oh and the hum does not change in relation to the tone arm.  
Turntable hum
Thanks so much everyone for your thoughts!  I will check these out tomorrow when I’m at work as I brought this turntable in to work to replace a Thorens 135 that stopped working.  It is going through the phono input of an Ampex integrated amp into... 
Turntable hum
I wouldn’t have thought of that one! But no, it is a stereo cart, Denon 103.  
Turntable hum
Yes Miller, good thought but everything is. 
Turntable hum
It does have some hum with the motor on, louder when ground is connected. I have not checked what the ground wire hum situation is with the motor off. It is a Gates CB 77 otherwise wonderful.  
Ugrade-itis - is there a cure?
It’s a hobby. There is no perfect system. I find that new stuff makes my records sound new again. And really I have audio stuff to listen to music, so if new stuff reinvigorates music I enjoy, it’s a huge win. The new stuff is not necessarily bett... 
I want to be moved and have the music touch my soul!
Reading what you’ve written I can understand why you would be missing ‘soul’ in your situation. You’ve set up your stereo for clarity, and what I find to be a negative so incredibly common in the audiophile world, “accuracy.”  To me, those are alm... 
File Under Misc. Audio Musings--Do any famous/infamous people qualify as audiophiles?
I’ve heard Vincent Gallo has some sort of incredible mono system (a true audiophile). http://www.drowninginbrown.com/dib_sp.htm