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Talk Me off the Ledge - A cry for help

I got an MMF 2.1 about 3 weeks ago along with some used reggae records in good condition. I cleaned the records and they sounded very good. I bought the Pink Floyd reissue of DSOTM and the vocals sound horrible. Everything else on the record sounds awesome but the vocals are ssssooo sssibilant its hurting my ears. Ive adjusted the tracking weight with a Shure gauge, fixed the azimuth with the included paper graph and played with the VTA to try to make the arm parallel to the record, all with NO SUCCESS. The vocals still sound like crap. My 2.1 came with the Music Hall Tracker/Goldring Elan cartridge and Ive played it close to 40hrs. Could it need more breaking in? Any suggestions on improving the sound? Should I abandon the cartridge and get another one? Thanks for all your help guys!

Bundee1 (System | Threads | Answers | This Thread)

07-26-03

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07-26-03 Just putting the arm parallel with the record doesn't get it ... Twl

07-26-03: Bundee1
Well, Ive started to notice it on some used Doors, and Grateful Dead records but wasnt sure it was because of the condition of the record (good BTW, not great) or the recording. My reggae records (used, but in very good condition) sound very good but they dont have much vocals or they are old recordings. I guess I need to experiment with other new vinyl.

The manual states the TT is set up in the factory for optimum performance. The way it was setup the tracking weight was a bit off, the cartridge headshell wasnt prallel to the little gauge that came with it, and the arm wasnt parallel. Ive corrected the first 2 but the last adjustment is driving me nuts. I wonder if the arm base being up so high was the way it was meant to be? The cartridge was set up at about a 10 degree angle to the arm base.Any other suggestions to help fix the sound?
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07-26-03 Obviously something moved in shipment. there should never be ... Twl

07-26-03 Apart from all the tweaks: ever considered the thought that ... Satch

07-26-03 Bundee: take one of your thinnest lp's and place it on the ... Dekay

07-26-03 Thanks for all the suggestions guys. twl- thanks sra is ok ... Bundee1

07-26-03 You just need to "snug" the screw. it doesn't have ... Twl

07-26-03 I have it, no sibilance at all. if the rest of your lp's sou ... 4yanx

07-26-03 Tom is right about the need to adjust something. i bought t ... Nrchy

07-26-03 They say, "jump!" (david bowie) brad day atlanta ... bday0000@

07-28-03 I heard that table, and the cartridge supplied with it was h ... Golden_ears

09-13-03 4yanx, i want to do a dsotm vinyl shootout. i have a us capi ... Nighteyes0

03-16-04 Nighteyeso, you can check e-bay, i just picked up a 1st pres ... Colitas