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Another "kinda-newbie" head scratcher

No matter what Phonostage I use, no matter which cartridge or cables, I get an annoying distortion sound from my speakers kind of like the sound of AM in between stations if anyone here is old enough to remember that sound. Doesn't happen on the digital side. 

 

Any ideas? 

ericrhodes1
grinnell
1,187 posts
 

Using shielded interconnects?  Cables next to a tuner? TT grounded?  Live next to a 50K watt radio station :)

 

billstevenson
1,197 posts
 

If I am understanding you correctly, you have isolated the problem to the inlet of your line stage.  Is that correct?  What would happen if you connected the outlet of one of your phono stages to a different input on your line stage?

oddiofyl's avatar
oddiofyl
4,574 posts
 

Solid state or tube phono stages?

audphile1's avatar
audphile1
7,938 posts
 

Sounds like tracking error. Have you checked your VTF? Is your scale accurate?

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