It is usually best to use the manufacturer s highest recommended pressure but no higher.
New vinyl sounds distorted.
One of the most commonly cited but also misunderstood trade offs is a phenomenon known as inner groove distortion also referred to as end of side distortion.
In this video i outline 4 causes of distortion towards the inner groove of y.
While vinyl records have plenty to offer both sonically and from a listening experience standpoint they also come with some trade offs.
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A turntable s basic function is to pick up the vibrations emitted by the grooves of your records via the tonearm and cartridge the stylus then measures and converts these vibrations into an electrical signal that is amplified into sweet sweet music via.
Turn the dial on the front of the counterweight to zero and verif.
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I would set it there and see how it sounds and whether the distortion goes away.
Whether you re playing tape or spinning vinyl moving parts are involved in getting sound to reach your ears.
I see it s set at about 1 25 grams which is too low for most cartridges.
Then i would adjust the force in 1 8 g increments around that both higher and lower and listen for when the image focuses.
My record skips or sounds distorted if you are having a problem with a record skipping or distortion here are some things to check.
Vinyl playback fuzzy distorted first system.
Check and adjust anti skating pressure.
Dark side of the moon to test out my new toy with.
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It s hard to say from your video but i d say the most likely things are.
Check and adjust if necessary the stylus pressure.