I recently bought a P6 with Exact MM cart and Elex-R amp.

I am really happy with it and the sound is great.

However... a couple of weeks ago, I was moving the arm over with the volume a little higher and noticed a hum. After playing around for a bit, the hum is coming from the motor and when the arm gets nearer the spindle the hum starts to be audible between tracks where the volume is a bit high. I would be lying if I said I could hear it on normal play but I now know it is there and didn't expect it.
I searched on the web and there are a few remarks about this but not much really to go on. There is no earth from the P6 to the amp, something I have found out that Rega do not bother with. My old SL-BD20 was quiet as a church mouse and I am a bit disappointed that I am getting hum from the P6.

I have gone back to the dealer and waiting for them to comment on whether the shop one did the same. They said that they had never heard of this before.

I have moved the NEO PSU as far as the lead will allow, about 1.5m away but it makes no difference.

Is this a trait of Rega decks or do I have a rogue specimen?


Any comments would be much appreciated.

Thanks
Bruce