Second Lew's advice, and also suggest that you make sure that the problem is not the LP pressings that you are playing that are the problem. Did you have a turntable before this one? And did the same LP's that are problematic now show the same symptoms before? Some LP pressings are just plain bad, and will play with some distortion no matter the equipment or the attention to setup.
Why does my system sound so shrill and distorted?
My system has been sounding very shrill and in some situations it will have a little distortion in the higher dynamic range with vocals and horns. I have used the feickert protractor to align my cartridge and have tried all three of the different geometries with not much change. Any ideas?
My set up,
Wilson Benesch Full Circle turntable with ACT TWO tonearm 9gm effective mass
Grado Reference Platinum cartridge 20cu compliance, I have a Sound Smith Carmen on the way.
Grado PH-1 Phono pre, Musical Fidelity M1 phono pre on the way
Manley Stingray II, pretty much always run in triode mode
Sonus Faber Liuto Monitors
cables are all Cardas Quadlink's
Thanks,
Thomas
My set up,
Wilson Benesch Full Circle turntable with ACT TWO tonearm 9gm effective mass
Grado Reference Platinum cartridge 20cu compliance, I have a Sound Smith Carmen on the way.
Grado PH-1 Phono pre, Musical Fidelity M1 phono pre on the way
Manley Stingray II, pretty much always run in triode mode
Sonus Faber Liuto Monitors
cables are all Cardas Quadlink's
Thanks,
Thomas