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John hate to tell you this but you have bigger fish to fry.

Actually the graphs you produced indicate your TT/setup has exceptional isolation properties.

The comparison I just now performed of Pete Fountain's "The Blues" on my TT vs. your recording (with OC9 cartridge) of same however was not as flattering. Mind you the recording is not bad but it is clearly inferior; and again I have to wonder if you check (by ear) LPs before dropping the needle for a silent recording as I'm near certain that your LP would have benefitted from a spin on your RCM... my LP is not mint either by the way, but yours' clearly needs a little help at least in some sections.

Now, if my TT was head and shoulders above yours there'd not be much cause for concern but I have to imagine that your much newer and expensive SOTA should really outdistance my going on 20-year-old Roksan Xerxes; as far as phono stages go again I'd expect yours to outdistance mine, at least one would hope so!

I'd suggest you start thinging seriously about getting a better cartridge, one of a calibre to match your table.

I myself wouldn't rule of the recording itself being at least a partial limiting factor but you have, of course, stated many times that your recording are indistinguishable from the LPs played live. BTW, if that's true then it indicates you have no issues with feedback while playing LPs live, i.e. perhaps the feedback distortion is present down 40-60db yet you apparently can't hear it!


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