damager
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Ok all... check it out I just got me a SL-23 Technics phonograph, and I'm in the setup process.
First off, i wanna say for the money, this machine is very well built and super easy to setup... so far. But here's my difficulty so far.... I'm getting some inherent distortion on the left side, but not the right. Now when I say distortion, I mean it sounds like the sound is overloading a bit. I have it hooked up to a computer interface and on the meters it definitely shows one side is significantly hotter than the other. I brought it to my home stereo system and same deal, one side louder and peaking.
Do you experts out there think this is a setup issue? I'm no stranger to setting up the counterweight or the anti-skating factor, but admittedly I've never messed with azimuth and whatever the hell else. My first thought it perhaps the needle is leaning to one side a bit stronger than the other? That could be a total misdiagnosis though.
On there now is an Audio Technica AT2000XE, of unknown age. Should I start with replacing this? And if so, and recommendations (please keep it under the $50 if possible )
First off, i wanna say for the money, this machine is very well built and super easy to setup... so far. But here's my difficulty so far.... I'm getting some inherent distortion on the left side, but not the right. Now when I say distortion, I mean it sounds like the sound is overloading a bit. I have it hooked up to a computer interface and on the meters it definitely shows one side is significantly hotter than the other. I brought it to my home stereo system and same deal, one side louder and peaking.
Do you experts out there think this is a setup issue? I'm no stranger to setting up the counterweight or the anti-skating factor, but admittedly I've never messed with azimuth and whatever the hell else. My first thought it perhaps the needle is leaning to one side a bit stronger than the other? That could be a total misdiagnosis though.
On there now is an Audio Technica AT2000XE, of unknown age. Should I start with replacing this? And if so, and recommendations (please keep it under the $50 if possible )