Help with my c2300

Fattner said:

There is only one category ability to select on a MM that's the load capacitance ,unless I'm not doing it right , so time to have some fun !! Reviews of my system with new pics soon !!! So far out of the box mu first impression is holy crap wow!!

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Beowulf62 said:

That is correct...most MM cartridges are set for a standard 47K. Tweak the capacitance for the upper mid/ high end you prefer. If you don't hear much difference, you might consider tweaking your VTA (Vertical Tracking Angle) on your cartridge (the tonearm height adjustment is quite simple on the Marantz 15) for the best focus and frequency balance top to bottom. If VTA is too low, the sound tends to be muddy and too warm...too high tends to be edgy and too bright. Just right, and the music just flows off the groove!

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4-2-7 said:

When you do the trim balacing for all your sources it just sets the volume at the preamp to match each other.

However when playing a digital file from a computer, ie 1 souces it can have multiple volumes per file and the preamp will not know this. The same is true for CDs each one can have higher and lower volumes.

My above post is a standar safety practice for HiFi equipment and you should make a habit of it.

You could be blasting a record the night befor and then turn off the system. The next day you come home and play a hot file and blow a tweeter.

Turn the volume down befor shutting down the system.

Turn down the volume before you move the source selector switch.

Simple

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Fattner said:

yes my cart is set for 47 k and cap @100pf i set the cap. at 100pf and the charge it frm my sit as i plau music with the remote and i dnt hear any diffence really , so i might change the vta , but how much do u start ? thx you for helping

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Fattner said:

ok got it , i appreciate your help on this , so even though my cap on my car is 100pf im allowed to change is to my taste w/o hurting anything ?? so as u changed the cap. to a high setting the high decreased and get muddy sounding , thankyou for the heads up what to listen for !!! As for the vta i will leave it alone its set according to the manuel and im uncomfortible with messing with it !! lol thx again

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Fattner said:

ok got it , i appreciate your help on this , so even though my cap on my car is 100pf im allowed to change is to my taste w/o hurting anything ?? so as u changed the cap. to a high setting the high decreased and get muddy sounding , thankyou for the heads up what to listen for !!! As for the vta i will leave it alone its set according to the manuel and im uncomfortible with messing with it !! lol thx again

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leftside said:

Yes, adjust with the trim level for each input source. You might not get it "exact" but it should be good enough. But, there is a problem... I find with CD's or other digital inputs that the actual source material (not source player) can be at different levels (i.e one flac file sounds louder than another), so the trim doesn't help too much then...

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