Re: Dansette Prince
I had the valve version of this player a while back which had the same issue, hum that increased with the advancement of the volume control. The only way I got it to be quiet was by shorting the input to the amplifier, thus proving it was being picked up by the cartridge wiring rather than being amplifier generated. I tried lots of different things to minimize the hum with little success. Make sure that the leads going from the tagstrip to the amplifier are routed away from the motor, transformer and mains cable. It may be worth experimenting with the outer screen of the cables from tagstrip to amp/sockets, lifting one end may make a difference.Also check if the arm wiring has an extra cable in it for earthing the arm (if arm is of metal construction). It may well be though as I found with mine, it just hums.
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