Hafler DH101 preamp repair and mods?

Hi, I too would like to upgrade power supply, upgraded transformer to toroidal and it sounded terrible, pre- amp became very hash to listen to. Quickly reverted back to old transformer, I realize now it would benefit from better power supply. My DH- 101 in stock form has no hum on line stage when volume is turned up full. No music. Phono stage has small amount of hum after ¾ volume with turntable plugged into source ,none without table plugged in.

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Yesterday I returne original preamp transformer and hum is gone, it seems unlikely that the hum coming from the toroidal transformer and I still can not believe it.
 
I remover wires from phono 2 inputs and placed input wires from 102 there. I put output wires from 102 to phono button. Power supply wires go to empty holes next to color coded wires on power supply. I just don't know where the mute wires go. And they are shorter than the others. But there is a hum now. I tried going straight to the pcb where the phono input is and bypass the button switch but I get no sound when I do this.
Any Ideas?
 
I remover wires from phono 2 inputs and placed input wires from 102 there. I put output wires from 102 to phono button. Power supply wires go to empty holes next to color coded wires on power supply. I just don't know where the mute wires go. And they are shorter than the others. But there is a hum now. I tried going straight to the pcb where the phono input is and bypass the button switch but I get no sound when I do this.
Any Ideas?

Are you sure that the DH - 102 correct, it sounds to me you are connected well. You can try to attach it instead PHONO 1 input, output from the DH-102 attach to the point where they are attached C8-R15
"don't know where the mute wires go"
 
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Ok. This is basically what I did before and I still have no sound at all. I can put it back running through the switch but I have loud hum when I do.
Why would it work through the switch which id using same input on the board and not work going straight to the board?
 
Sulzer-Borbely Regulator

Tried and tested Sulzer-Borbely Regulator Power supply, results are more than good no hum or noise perfectly stable, but I returned the original transformer is much more pleasant to listen to.

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