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Old 11-25-2022, 10:23 PM
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Originally Posted by clpetersen View Post
loose connection on the tone arm/cartridge?. Since the signal disappeared, and mono works, I would start there. I did that when installing the Ortofon Black; same symptoms.

This would be something to look at as well. I'm used to hearing hiss or something similar at high volume, not (ground) hum. Even though reduced significantly (it seems), the hum isn't gone.
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