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Radio station from a Grado Statement Cartridge

Hello Guys,

Anyone here owns a Grado Statement Master cartridge?
I'm getting a very noisy Radio signals through this cartridge amplified by the Grado PH1 Phono Stage that already gives a "fffffss" noise at high level but I know this is quite normal through an external phono board with 56 db
I checked the phono board and it doesn't allow Radio noise .. while it's surely the cartridge

Any suggestion?

Thanks in advance
128x128curio
audiofeil
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Good shielding does not "close in the sound a bit" in a well designed interconnect.

Never.
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almarg
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Re shielding "closing in the sound," I think it's pretty well recognized that very low level background hiss can contribute to a subjective perception of air and ambiance. Good shielding could conceivably reduce hiss that would otherwise be induced by electromagnetic fields from nearby cables or other sources, to a degree that would create a subjective perception of loss of air or ambiance.

Regards,
-- Al
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curio OP
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Thanks Guys .. I 'll clean contacts but I guess it's the cartridge that by few copper spirals (Grado Statement series has only few copper spirals compared to the Reference series) gets lotsa radio noise.
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