jbhiller
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| New Cartridge Causing Intermittent Popping Thank you @noromance ! I agree--so often these situations get messy and even ore frustrating. @duckmanst3 , philosophically you are correct! :) | |
| New Cartridge Causing Intermittent Popping Status update. The dealer was super gracious. The shipped out the new cartridge and it arrived quickly. I pulled out the Feickert and got to work. This is a very easy cartridge to setup on a Technics 1200 GAE (most similar to the G)--grand cla... | |
| How do I know if my systems any good? The folks who say things like, If you're listening at 3 am and can't stop, If you want to put on more and more records like your'e hearing them for the first time, etc.---Those comments resonate with me! When you hit the point where your music ... | |
| New Cartridge Causing Intermittent Popping Thank you @mijostyn ! Your view makes a lot of sense. I'm thinking there's something loose internally--maybe the ground connection the green ground post? I really appreciate your wisdom. I really like this cartridge. It started to open up aft... | |
| New Cartridge Causing Intermittent Popping Thanks @kfscoll , this makes me feel a bit better as I would hate the issue to be in my system. I really appreciate it. | |
| New Cartridge Causing Intermittent Popping @yogiboy, if that is the case, why would a manufacturer make a cartridge that injects loud popping every minute or so during playback? It's useless functioning like this. What other fine line stylus cartridges do you have experience with? Did the... | |
| New Cartridge Causing Intermittent Popping Put my Benz Micro LPS on. Played the same last 4-5 sides--no issues. Put my Kiseki on -same result. I called the dealer. They said this is some sort of internal issue with the cartridge. Exchange is underway. Thank you everyone. I'll update y... | |
| New Cartridge Causing Intermittent Popping I'm struggling now! I may need to call the dealer. I've now tried cleaning records with my machine. I cannot imagine there's that much static left. I've never had this issue. Ground wires are locked in place. Very frustrating. | |
| New Cartridge Causing Intermittent Popping Looks like it could just be static buildup. Ironic that I've never experienced this in a Chicago winter, yet I'm getting it in June. | |
| New Cartridge Causing Intermittent Popping @mulveling , As usual, you are so conscientious! I'm glad you chimed in. Even if this doesn't fix my issue, it's important to note. New headshell lead wires helped --a bit. But I still have it and it is as you describe. A LOUD pop. I've never... | |
| New Cartridge Causing Intermittent Popping Thanks @yogiboy ! I agree that this stylus type has real potential to be noisier. This is a loud popping sound--not necessarily what I associate with surface noise. I noticed the headshell lead wires were particularly loose and didn't allow me t... | |
| New Cartridge Causing Intermittent Popping 6. Swapped tubes. No difference. 7. Replaced headshell leads with super snug fitting heavier gauge. Let's see! I will note that the last cartridge (before the Ethos) that used this headshell and leads fit more snugly. I'm optimistic this is... | |
| New Cartridge Causing Intermittent Popping I've now tried the following: Re-set cartridge alignment Increased VTF to near upper level of manufacturer's recommendation, about ~1.9 Set capacitance at 800pF Set resistance at 300R Changed gain from 60dB to 48dB (popping still occurred j... | |
| New Cartridge Causing Intermittent Popping Ok. Still popping away. I'll try adjusting resistance. | |
| New Cartridge Causing Intermittent Popping You know, I've never had an issue with static buildup that I know of, but this early summer we are already in a drought. Humidity today in Chicagoland is 27%! Static could be an issue. I've set my capacitance at 150pf and resistance at 350R. ... |