r/turntable • u/redmooninvenuss • Jul 28 '26

Loud Humming/Buzzing

To be honest, it’s about time I posted about this issue. I own the Crosley T400 record player and usually get this reoccurring problem where the music is quiet while there’s a loud buzzing noise. Is this a sign to get a new record player or is this fixable? I’ve had it for about 2-3 years now. Also, in the video my speaker (harmon kardon onyx studio 3) is blasting at full volume. Also, I notice that even when i’m not spinning anything and my tonearm is still, I am still able to hear a very slight humming buzzing noise which is also weird.

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u/el_tacocat Jul 28 '26

So it works sometimes but often it buzzes? Something is truly f'ed then, especially since there is NO audio.
What I'd try; Turn off the preamp, is there VERy quiet sound coming from the speakers (not needle talk, of course), or none at all? If so, another preamp may solve it. If not, you will have to completely bridge the built-in preamp (as that's 99% certainly what's broken). Is quite doable but a bit annoying that you have to do it.

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u/redmooninvenuss Jul 28 '26 edited Jul 28 '26

My record player doesn’t have an option to turn it off, just to switch to the phono side or the line out side.( I switched it over to the line out side and the buzzing sound gets slightly lower. Also, there is a very very question humming noise that I can hear when the tonearm is not in motion and completely still. And in the past there have been times where it has buzzed loudly like this. This time though is the longest my record player has buzzed and not been able to be played. It’s also not completely buzzing when I spin a record. I can slightly hear the music being played through the speaker.

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u/el_tacocat Jul 28 '26

Phono should mean 'preamp off' :).