One note: ensure that the audio leads coming from the back of the empeg are not touching any metalwork (ideally, wrap insulation tape around the connections) - as the gold-plated phonos have metal casings, it's quite easy to ground them accidentally, whereas they *should* be grounded only at the amplifier end, using the supplied leads.

The grounding leads "earth" connection should go to the "GND" terminal on the amplifier, not the bodywork, to ensure there's as small a voltage differential between the audio grounds and the amp ground.

Hugo