For some reason, my turntable started putting out a very distorted sound today. It's never done it before, and nothing was red lining anywhere along the signal path, and the speakers are fine. I seem to have solved the problem (sort of) by increasing the counterweight's force, giving the cart more tracking force.

any ideas, or was that all it was?

What kind of table, and Cart?

Check the stylus, if someone needle dropped on the slip mat or some animal (like a cat) hit something, and maybe bent the stylus a little. It could be from that. Just an observation since increasing the tracking weight "seemed" to have fixed it.

thanks, the dropping thing sounds very possible.

it's a stanton cart on a stanton str8-60

Make sure you keep your gain below +6db... I make sure i peak mine on 0 to +3db.

VInyl will always tend to distort beyond that range.

Did you get it figured out yet. If not send the turntable to....

DJ Stevie Ray
32 Youllnevergetyourturntableback Lane
GetAnHTD, AA 279.99

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Originally posted by DJ Stevie Ray:
[qb] Did you get it figured out yet. If not send the turntable to....

DJ Stevie Ray
32 Youllnevergetyourturntableback Lane
GetAnHTD, AA 279.99 [/qb]

lol, yeah

As soon as i put some vinyl on this thing, i regretted it, not nearly enough torque.

As for the gain thing, i don't have that option on my mixer, which is yet another reason why i upgraded to a Q-MX2. bye-bye, r@dio$h@ck!!!

Hey stevie, will you pay shipping?