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LP Sound Quality

Awhile back I purchased a used LP12 turntable with an Ekos tonearm, Arkiv cartridge with the Lingo power supply & Linto phono pre-amp. Running this thru a couple Klout amps to B&W Nautilus 802 speakers. Playing a CD or Tape the sound is great. Playing an album the sound is not very good. It almost sounds like the singer needs to clear their throat, it's kind of garbled, I guess is the word to use.
All I have is a couple brushes to clean the LP's (Discwasher & Bib).
Curious to what everyone uses to clean their albums & cartridge & also where to purchase? New to this analog stuff.

Thanks !!
giglr

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mikelavigne
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hi Giglr,

i just noticed you use a tall Salamander rack. you might consider doing an isolation shelf of some sort under the turntable as your rack is likely causing at least some blurring of the sound. it should be easy to experiment putting various materials under the turntable and see how different things change the sound.

also, related to the same issue; what are you using for a platter mat?

bad set-up on the plinth suspension could be most of your problem but the rack and platter mat could also be contributing.

good luck; an LP12 is an oldie but a goodie.
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