There are 3 screws that are covered with plastic caps in the corners of the top of the plinth. Remove the covers and use a wide flat screwdriver to turn the screws clockwise to raise the suspended part of the table. Please let me know if this works.
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Thorens TD 320/Lyra Delos ringing/clinking noise
Hello all. First post here.
I have had my Lyra Delos for about 9 months and love it. After careful setup and the break-in period, tree sound really opened up. Initially, I was using it with a Thorens TD 147, but I was getting a weird ringing/metallic sound that was audible on headphones.
Various testing determined it wasn't the motor on the table, so I assumed it was an issue with the Thorens suspension or tonearm (TP 16 mkIII). I then bought a Thorens TD 320 with a TP 16 mkIV tonearm, carefully mounted the Delos, and what do you know, I'm getting a very similar sound. It's almost like a clinking/ringing sound at around 700hz.
Before I start swapping cartridges (not easy with these Thorens tables), is this the kind of sound that could be the result of a faulty suspension/damping inside the Delos? The tracking is fantastic, the cantilever rides at a 90 degree angle during playback, which would lead me to believe that it's not the Delos suspensionm. I am still within warranty period though, so I'd like to get this resolved sooner than later if it could indeed be something defective with the cartridge.
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@rivington66 yes, my Ares preamp has tubes, but that can't be the cause because otherwise I’d be also be getting the sound without playback, right? |
Relubed the platter. Seems to have helped but the pinging of the platter when tapping it or putting it down on the subplatter seems to match the frequency of the sound I was hearing. I also added a fabric platter mat under my normal Thorens rubber mat, so that might be helping as well, even if it raises the VTA a bit. Any suggestions on how to confirm if the platter bearing is oiled enough or how to dampen the zinc alloy platter without affecting the sound too too much? |
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