# Record player hum

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/record-player-hum/754084>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 6, 2016, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/record-player-hum/754084 "2016-05-06T18:24:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2021, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/record-player-hum/754084/21 "2021-02-11T23:08:28Z")

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Note: 5 year old thread was resurrected by a new member today.

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**Author:** ![Squink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2021, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/record-player-hum/754084/22 "2021-02-12T03:13:38Z")

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So the problem is likely solved by now.

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**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2021, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/record-player-hum/754084/23 "2021-02-13T23:02:32Z")

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I am guessing as well that this was resolved oh, years ago.  
BUT- most interior audio cabling ain’t exactly well-shielded. If your audio cables are laying against / crossing the power cables but not exactly at 90º, you can get wicked hum or “thrumming”.

Always good to look into that as a culprit.

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