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Is that... is that...a 12" SME or you just pleased to see me
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<blockquote data-quote="d0dja" data-source="post: 581828" data-attributes="member: 2244"><p>So the mystery deepens. </p><p></p><p>Mike fdlsys came around yesterday to help with setup... the geometry was mostly right, give or take. It seems my arm is not the usual length, it's about 10mm longer, which is very weird.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, that aside... it's playing wonderfully, incredibly clear and defined sound stage, tight and meaty bass... really impressive.</p><p></p><p>Apart from a really subtle, annoying sibilant distortion, especially noticeable on vocals. Mike and I spent a lot of time trying all sorts of stuff. </p><p></p><p>Firstly, the replacement stylii from Jico are completed POS. Don't bother buying from them.</p><p></p><p>But tried old stylii, new stylii, and both cartridges. Both do it to a greater or lesser extent.</p><p></p><p>So if there's three likely culprits: cart, arm or wiring. </p><p></p><p>Seems unlikely the arm would do this. Wiring... well, it'd be more likely to be a lost channel or something. Cart -- easily possible. But why would two very different carts do the same?</p><p></p><p>The next step is to try a known good cart.</p><p></p><p>I'll also put the original Thorens arm back and see what's the story.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="d0dja, post: 581828, member: 2244"] So the mystery deepens. Mike fdlsys came around yesterday to help with setup... the geometry was mostly right, give or take. It seems my arm is not the usual length, it's about 10mm longer, which is very weird. Anyway, that aside... it's playing wonderfully, incredibly clear and defined sound stage, tight and meaty bass... really impressive. Apart from a really subtle, annoying sibilant distortion, especially noticeable on vocals. Mike and I spent a lot of time trying all sorts of stuff. Firstly, the replacement stylii from Jico are completed POS. Don't bother buying from them. But tried old stylii, new stylii, and both cartridges. Both do it to a greater or lesser extent. So if there's three likely culprits: cart, arm or wiring. Seems unlikely the arm would do this. Wiring... well, it'd be more likely to be a lost channel or something. Cart -- easily possible. But why would two very different carts do the same? The next step is to try a known good cart. I'll also put the original Thorens arm back and see what's the story. [/QUOTE]
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