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I've experienced similar when I changed cartridge type and I didn't have the settings on the phono stage dialed in correctly. However, my phono stage has a bunch of DIP switches (to adjust for Cartridge Loading Capacitance, Cartridge Load Resistance and Gain) that the Spartan 5 seems to lack, so the Spartan 5 should just 'work' correctly with any MM cartridge.
Are the speakers located near to the turntable? They could be causing feedback by vibrating the lid of the turntable if they are too close. In fact, that could be even more of a problem with the SL-7, where the linear tracking mechanism is built-in to the lid.
rodan-
This is a great shout, I'll try this first.
It's not a large room so may need to think more about placement.It's the second of the ground floor rooms of a standard victoriana terrace. Speakers currently wall mounted in each alcove either side of the chimney breast, TT sits on wall mounted shelf about 60cm below the left speaker. Could easily be getting some sort of resonance in that corner.
Stylus is new, as is one of the records which I've observed the effect, so less likely.
If speaket/TT placement doesn't change anything, I'll look in more detail at cart settings on the TT before trying a new cart.
Thanks all for contributions, shout if there's a decent t4p cart you'd recommend!
Tall_Tom
Hi!
Hoping for some advice/knowledge from the hive mind.....
I'm new to vinyl, got setup over Christmas and have started listening.
I'm not "audiophile", just starting out.
Most of the time we love the sound, but have noticed some aspect of recording at the top end are more "present" than their digital counterparts. Occasionally on busy/loud bits of tracks, the top end can get quite distorted (e.g. snares, kazoo, choral cresendos etc).
Any ideas if this is normal/expected when starting out, and any suggestions on how I might dial it in?
Anything I might be missing in terms of basics for setup and maintainance?
Technics SL-7 > Spartan 5 > Audio Pro A10 (pair)
Go easy on me as I'm new at this!
Cartridge is the original 202 with new tonar stylus fitted by previous owner.