@macg19 +1 on all counts
Surprised at how turntable sounds
Hi,
I'm new here and I hope this, my first post, is in the right spot.
I'm hoping for some feedback and help about what happened with a turntable I've just got. My system has two Dynakit Mk 3 60w monoblocks, a Sonos Port, two B&W 702 S3 speakers, a nas with my music saved as flac files, and a new Denon DP-25F turntable.
I've only recently set this up. I've had the monoblocks for quite a while and have been impressed with how they sound. The B&W speakers are pretty new, and are probably the stars of the system. To me they're amazing. The nas is nothing new; I've been using it for years as my music source.
Other than the new turntable, I've been blown away with how great everything sounds. Even my wife is impressed.
I've just set the Denon up. I've been wanting to get a turntable again for years, obviously not for the convenience, but because of what I've heard about analogue audio. I was really surprised when I heard it. What I expected was lush, full sound. I thought it might even sound better than music with nas files as the source. I hoped it would.
It didn't sound better. It was - what I can best think of to describe it - "thin" sounding. Switching from the LP to the nas and back was quite a difference. The nas music sounded great - rich, full, and deep smooth bass. The music from the turntable was better with "loudness" turned on in the Sonos app, but still sounded mostly acceptable for a party. Something I wouldn't listen to all that closely.
The cartridge is a DSN-82 stylus. Should that be adequate, or better than adequate, for my system? Would I do well to get a new cartridge?
Should I get a new turntable?
Anything else?
Thanks much in advance for reading, and any suggestions that will help me understand what's going on.
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One needs to spend as much on LP playing gear as you've spent on the digital side in order to make a valid comparison. The table and cartridge you picked are bottom of the line. There's no way you'll get sound comparable to digital with this rig. It may have been advertised as plug and play, but there is no such thing on LP land. Did you personally align the cartridge? Most likely it came ready to play. Cartridge alignment must be done precisely in order to get great sound. Before I knew better, I swore off LPs because they began to sound thin and screechy. A friend suggested I realign the cartridge. It took me a while to figure out how to do that, but I was rewarded with great sound, even that first time, With improving skills, my rig began to sound better and better. If you're very serious about dipping your toes in LP land, I suggest you obtain a better table and cartridge and have an experienced person perform the cartridge alignment. . |
I would do the opposite of everything @thecarpathian says. @macg19 (even he comments exactly the same stuff) is spot on |
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