stylus question


I have a shelter 201- about 6 1/2 years old on a rega rp3 plugged into the amp and just recently it is sounding really bad- lost all detail - sounds muddy like there is dust on stylus but i cleaned it. Is it time for a replacement stylus or could it be the phono imput on the rega brio-r? thanks
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Showing 1 response by elizabeth

There may be gunk you could not easily clean off on the stylus. if it is mistracking too, then I would say clean it better. If it sounds like it is floating around and the sound comes and goes some. then i say it is 'stuck on' dirt.

If the sound is scratchy and consistent but really terrible, then you may have a broken diamond.

the diamond shank can pick up crap which is like concrete... really. Cleaning it off can be hard to do sometimes. Use the Mr Clean Magic eraser.