Benz help

Sounds like a compliance issue between the arm and the cart. Have you checked http://www.cartridgedb.com/ to see if your cartridge and tonearm are compatible?

It actually sounds quite normal to me. What is the actual distance between the bottom of the cartridge and the record surface and does the cartridge ever bottom out? And what arm are you using and what guage are you using to set the tracking force?

Tvad, yeah I checked it before I bought it because it was a concern of mine...it's at about 9.9-10.2 in res frequency, so it seems it should work.

Viridian, it never bottoms out...I'm using the shure for tracking force (i know not the most reliable). The distance is probably 3/16 to 1/4 (at work now)...It doesn't ride nearly as low as the Goldring it replaced. But, the Goldring didn't have such a drastic change in angle.

Your VTA is probably too high as well. If you can lower your VTA, do so and listen for changes. With an extreme VTA/SRA, the highs might sound a little aggressive, and the bass might be a little thin.

I'll try taking a couple pics so y'all can see what I'm looking at if you want me to send to your email, since I don't think we can post here can we?

I lowered the VTA slightly this morning. It's pretty parallel at the tonearm and the cart. I'll try droping just a touch lower and see what comes of it...