Vinyl playback - lack of bass?
Alright, hopefully this isn't a dumb question.
I split my audio listening between analog and digital. Both setups use the same preamp/amp/speakers etc. I noticed that when listening to records, there isn't as much pronounced bass vs lets say when listening to tidal/qobuz. I'm wondering if its my phono that might have a lack of bass? or is it because my cartridge hasn't fully broken in yet? For fun , I connected my sub when I switched to side 2 yesterday, it helped pronounce the bass a bit more as I elevated the volume on the sub. But nothing crazy. but was decent enough.
Besides that, everything sounds fantastic and great on LP vs digital. Also, to mention, lately have been playing some older original rock records. I should try popping in a newer record for fun to see if it makes a difference (most likely not analog sourced of course). or I can try the new Black Sabbath Rhino release.
Setup - analog - rega p6 w/ ania cartridge (only 30 hours on the cartridge so far). Phono - Moon 310lp.
Digital - moon 280d mind2 w/ dac
Rest - Preamp Moon 740p, amp pass labs x250.8 , speakers Sonus Faber Olympica III
Im going to open it up and check. Here is where Im confused and because of my bad memory, I dont remember, but I know Ive had this discussion possibly with moon directly. Resistance loading : J12 and J30 is 1k but in Ω . Capacitance Loading options : 0pF, 100pF and 470pF From the Rega site in regards to the Ania: Impedance 100 Ω So Im assuming the Impedance = Resistance loading since its measured in Ω |
@vair68robert just to add, i just found info that I had asked in the past. So Im pretty sure i have Capacitance Loading set to 0pF as per the recommendation in the manual from Moon. they also re-confirmed this with me. And Impedance/Resistance Loading set to 100 Ω |
@vair68robert that is the issue sadly. Capacitance Loading options are only 0pF, 100pF and 470pF and i was told to use 0pF and was told its not supposed to be that high for an MC cartridge, they were confused. the max i could try is 470pF, but not sure how much that will change. Also, I looked at the pass labs xp15 and that one also doesnt go to 1000pF either. I was told this setting is mostly for MM cartridges and not for MC. Can someone confirm this? |
187 please accept my apology , I am 100% wrong in my hazy thinking , you are correct using 100 ohm loading . the 1,000pf input capacitance loading is one of the jumper settings on a Rega phono preamp for MC cartridges . you should also be using the 66db gain setting on the Moon , the Rega phono pre's high is 69db .
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