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Lately for some strange reason I heard hum from my TT setup. When I connected the tonearm ground wire to the phono the hum was gone. Thats the good news. The bad news is, when I heard the music with the ground wire connected, it sounded less lively, less palpable. Some vitality was taken away. When I remove the ground wire the life in the music is again back, just that the background hum is audible during silent passages (thats irritating). Has anyone else heard this effect ? Is there a solution to this problem ?
My phono stage is very heavy and can't be moved around. I have to say this problem is quite disturbing because either way there seem to be a serious compromise which is not really the fault of the components.
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Topic - Connecting the ground wire makes the music less lively ? - Plinius_Fan 07:08:59 12/17/14 (6)
- Another observation: - Plinius_Fan 07:23:19 12/19/14 (0)
- I have not heard that effect, per se ... - rickmcinnis@dogwoodfabrics.com 09:09:44 12/18/14 (0)
- Have you tried a different phono cable? - EdAInWestOC 06:33:10 12/18/14 (0)
- RE: Connecting the ground wire makes the music less lively ? - jeromelang 03:45:25 12/18/14 (1)
- Yes it is a seperate cable. - Plinius_Fan 05:32:49 12/18/14 (0)
- The only possible reason: - Bry 08:26:11 12/17/14 (0)