Hello!
I can't seem to ground my turntable to the cairn boost phono stage without attaching the GND to one of the phono inputs. It massively reduces the hum but it doesn't entirely get rid of it (hum is only audible when there's no music and I turn it up a bit but it's still there in the background).
Any idea why the original GND isn't working? I've opened it up and the connection from the terminal to the board is fine.
Could it be that there is no earth wire on the kettle lead I'm using? It's not the original one as I bought it second hand and the lead is moulded so I can't check without cutting the wire.
Also is there any danger of damage to anything by connecting to the phono?
If I connect it to the GND on my old tuner it's similar to attaching it to the phono, perhaps a tiny bit less hum...could it be an issue with the deck itself?
Thanks in advance.
I can't seem to ground my turntable to the cairn boost phono stage without attaching the GND to one of the phono inputs. It massively reduces the hum but it doesn't entirely get rid of it (hum is only audible when there's no music and I turn it up a bit but it's still there in the background).
Any idea why the original GND isn't working? I've opened it up and the connection from the terminal to the board is fine.
Could it be that there is no earth wire on the kettle lead I'm using? It's not the original one as I bought it second hand and the lead is moulded so I can't check without cutting the wire.
Also is there any danger of damage to anything by connecting to the phono?
If I connect it to the GND on my old tuner it's similar to attaching it to the phono, perhaps a tiny bit less hum...could it be an issue with the deck itself?
Thanks in advance.