snaphappybob
pfm Member
Opinions seem to run strong on the subject of vinyl with suggestions of how to bring it to life often running into excessively expensive territory. I have made incremental improvements with Cork matt, stabiliser weight, Mana platform (biggest difference) and now a new old stock A&R cartridge upgrade suggested by @Lurch (from whom I may purchase). That has caused the sound to take a backward step but I suspect that it hasn't been set up properly as the rational for going for an older cartridge (to better suit the phono boards in Naim NAC52) seems fairly logical. The turntable is a modest Project Debut Carbon purchased from Richer Sounds last year and they fitted the A&R for me as I'm pretty ham fisted and didn't want to damage the cables and connectors in the tonearm. Aside from adjusting the weight on the arm I cannot find any other way to adjust it. It looks to me like the stylus is sitting too heavily on the records surface compared to the Ortofon Red it replaced and I'm assuming that is what is having an impact on sound quality. Any suggestions or even better is there anyone local to Liverpool/Lancashire who could help to set the T/T up to its full potential?