1. Have you ever used a 12v trigger with this amp before?
2. Is the noise still present if you disconnect the trigger cable from the 990 but leave it connected to the amplifier?
3. Is the noise present if you disconnect the input connections from the amp, so that it has no input except the trigger cable?
4. Is the noise present if you disconnect the amp from the AC line, so its only connections to the outside world are the trigger cable and outputs to the speakers? (That would really be a mystery.)