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In Reply to: Analog Rig - Upgrade Suggestions Needed posted by salesbury on February 2, 2016 at 15:09:31:
I'd suggest having someone local listen to the rig, and then make suggestions.....I'd also have a turntable technician check out the adjustments on the rig. Most vinyl rigs I've seen have something "off" in the setup, and anything "off" greatly compromises performance.
The most common problems I've seen with vinyl rigs are less-than-ideal VTA, too much anti-skate (the stylus skews to the left over time, viewed from the front, mounted on the arm), wrong-way anti-skate (stylus skew to the right- Seen this with arms which use the tonearm wire to apply anti-skate), incorrect VTF (use a scale/balance, not the tonearm adjustments), improper overhang (tracking error is too great at beginning or end of LP), insufficient isolation (structural feedback robs power and causes "shout"), and azimuth (which also causes stylus to go skew over time).
Another problem I often see is an arm whose mass is too low (light) or too high (heavy) for the cartridge..... Too light, the bass is weak and soundstage is vague. Too heavy, warps cause "wow/flutter" issues. (This is something that has to be seen on the rig, can't tell you with a certain arm/cartridge.)
I'd only upgrade the rig if it's confirmed that all the adjustments are dead-on, and sound still isn't quite there.
Edits: 02/02/16
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Follow Ups
- Check the Adjustments/Alignments First....... - Todd Krieger 23:50:00 02/02/16 (4)
- Totally agree! - Dman 05:47:10 02/04/16 (2)
- RE: Totally agree! - A.Wayne 07:27:50 02/04/16 (1)
- RE: Totally agree! - Dman 16:01:59 02/04/16 (0)
- +1 nt - briggs 06:09:16 02/03/16 (0)
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