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Lack of vinyl bass and midrange

I have a SOTA Star Saphire turntable with ET-2 arm and Monster Alpha Genesis 1000 cartridge that I have reinserted into my system after years of disuse. Problem is the sound is anemic with lack of bass and midrange compared to CD. I have a McCormick Micro phono stage with 100 ohm load. When I last had this turntable in my system it sounded great. Any ideas as to the source of this problem would be greatly appreciated.
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eldartford
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1...Verify that pickup wiring is not out of phase between channels.
2...Compare left and right channels (using a mono LP if you have one). If they are the same suspect the pickup. If one channel is bad the RIAA equalization in the preamp might be the problem. (Unlikely that the two circuits could fail the same way). Beg, borrow or steal a different preamp to try out.
3...Play your LP on someone elses system so you know how itsn bass and midrange should sound. Maybe you are just hearing a LP/CD difference.
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