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Can The Gunk Make A Cartridge Sound Dull?

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Joe Backer

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In Reply to: RE: Stylus Gunk posted by Joe Backer on January 15, 2017 at 11:33:15

Because that's what I've been dealing with. That's what started this whole round of changes to my system. I though it was the vintage arm and I've bought something more modern, which hasn't arrive yet... but in the meantime I check the cartridge and find the gunk and things are just more dull than they were a couple months ago when i swapped out one TD124 for a rebuilt one. If not the gunk, can a cartridge that's starting to reach the end of it's life sound dull? It's certainly playing clean... no distortion and it tracks fantastically.

This is a frustrating hobby.

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RE: Can The Gunk Make A Cartridge Sound Dull? - PAR 19:15:06 01/15/17 (2)
" can a cartridge that's starting to reach the end of it's life sound dull? "

Yes, for MCs that is often caused by the coils becoming magentised over time. This being the reason that cartridge demagnetisers are produced. If you have the original Delos instructions you may find that Lyra recommend the periodic demagnetising of the cartridge. They certainly do in the instructions for my Skala.

Unsure about your idea of trying LP#9. This may be "more of the same" as it also contains a lubricant. I certainly heard the difference with a Lyra Clavis DC when I cleaned off the residue with Disc Doctor's stiff brush. Whether this could be judged an improvement or not is, however, a matter of personal taste.
- RE: Can The Gunk Make A Cartridge Sound Dull? - Joe Backer 19:50:24 01/15/17 (1)
  So if I accidentally used a magnetized screw driver near the cartridge that would be bad. I actually did this.
  - RE: Can The Gunk Make A Cartridge Sound Dull? - PAR 09:39:19 01/16/17 (0)
    No, I doubt that any stray field from a magentised screwdriver nearby would result in the magnetisation of the coils in the cart. This magnetisation builds up over a long period of time through normal use.

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