Pitch problem. Help


Hi folks,

I've had my Goldring GR1.2 for a few months now. Wonderful entry level table. Sometimes it sounds so good it's downright spooky. Quiet, accurate, and lush.

Other times, I can hear fairly serious pitch inaccuracies - especially on guitar or piano, I can literally here the pitch wobbling up and down.

This seems to change day-to-day. Last night, I listened to my new Johnny Cash album and was stunned. This afternoon, the pitch wobble has reared its ugly head, and the magic is gone.

What's happening here? Why would this happen some times and not others, on the same record? And what can I do?

Many thanks for your help.
lousyreeds1

Showing 3 responses by stefanl

It could be because the mains power at certain times is less than it should be i.e peak hour and subsequent draw on the power grid.After 11PM at night it will sound pretty good.Other times bad.You can try mains power conditioning to fix this.
If you are putting everything through a Power Conditioner then this could be the issue.It is not a good idea to put your main power amp and your turntable both through the Power Conditioner.I did some research on this and it seems that this is a concensus of many(Power Amp on mains and Turntable on Conditioner) and I have to say I agree.Anyway tell us how you are set-up.
Yes the upshot is that Power Conditioners at the end of the day are "current limiting",in that a power amplifier needs to be able to draw a large amount of current from the mains at times and more than a Conditioner can provide very quickly.It becomes another component in the way of the Power transformer of the amp which should be good enough to obtain sufficient power from the mains and handle it properly,as that is what they are designed to do.This is current "high-end" philosophy(?) and it's said if your amp can't handle power properly....get another amp.Apparently low-draw current devices are O.K though.