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New TT/cart question

I just hooked up, finally, a new Music Hall MMF7.1 with the stock Goldring Eroica high output moving coil cartridge. Here's my question. In previous years of TT use, I never could hear the music from the cartridge. I can hear the music playing from the cartridge when I turn the volume down. Is this normal with this cartridge, or is there a problem, ie VTF, etc? Most all my past experience has been with Shure carts.

Any advice/ideas welcome.
04rdking
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abucktwoeighty
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The left channel on my cartridge was wired backwards, which put it out of phase. (My bad.) This made the left channel sound more dominant, and put the sound way outside the left speaker. Switched the wires, and all is well.
piedpiper
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don'cha just love them little dumb mistakes. Especially when you figure them out.
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04rdking OP
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I swapped the cables at the tt, and the dominent sound changed to the right side. The tonearm wires are in the correct position on the cart. So, either

1) the cartridge channel balance is off
2) the tonearm wires are out of phase at the rca connectors
3) the arm/cart is not setup properly
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