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In Reply to: RE: Kiseki Purpleheart ns posted by rascal33 on May 18, 2017 at 16:33:25
No one can help until you tell us what turntable and phono stage you're using.
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Sorry for not getting back to you earlier. In my initial set up I didn't week my azimuth. I used a millennium block to set the cartridge perpendicular to the record. Obviously this was wrong. Tweaking the azimuth cut down on the sibilance. I'm going to fiddle with it some more to see if I can make it even better.
As Jeffrey Lee wrote, you still haven't named TT, arm and pre.Also, what is your tracking weight?
You buy a cartridge at this price and expect it to perform at its best by setting it level using a plastic block? I don't think so.
Edits: 05/19/17
TT is a VPI Prime, phono stage is a Parasound JC3+. I'm tracking at 2.3, loading is 400. I used a Feickert Protractor (latest).
The stylus shape of the Kiseki is extreme: 4 x 120 µm
That makes setting the SRA super critical. A level cartridge is not likely to achieve optimum performance. If you don't have experience setting SRA I suggest you contact Kevin at Upscale (or anyone experienced with the cartridge) and at least get a suggestion of tail up or down--and then move it in that direction in very small increments while playing a record that is good at revealing SRA problems and benefits--all the while making sure azimuth is correct. Unfortunately, and especially for hand-made cartridges, a horizontally level cartridge is only a beginning point for correct azimuth.
HW notwithstanding, I would not change arm height while the record is playing. I would change it, give it a long listen, and change again--all over a period of time.
Guessing from a distance, that may be where the problem is.
I change the VTA while the LP is playing and it doesn't cause any negative side effects. I have great respect for the Prime and the 10.5 inch 3D tonearm's VTA implementation.
Its a unipivot tonearm and you can change the VTA while the LP is playing. Thats a nice tonearm and great VTA on the fly. As long as you are not clumsy you can adjust the VTA all you want while the LP is playing.
It sounds like the VTA/SRA may be too high. The original poster should try dropping the tail end a bit and listen for the changes.
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