Benz LPS Sounds Bad, Very Bad at 45 RPM


Well this may be an issue no one has heard before but i have a fresh Benz LPS with maybe 30 hours on it thus far. It sounds very good at 33 1/3 RPM but sounds horrible (sort of a distortion that my wife can clearly hear) at 45 RPM on anything I have tried (Music Matters Blue Notes, AP Blue Notes and other high cost 45RPM recordings)

Did not have this with my Ruby 2

any thoughts??
davidriggs

Showing 1 response by actusreus

I'd suggest you verify the speed is correct at the 45 RPM setting. Sounds like it might be unstable. I've never heard of a cartridge that sounded great at 33 1/3 but distorted at 45 if both speeds were accurate. My initial thought was the quality of the recording/vinyl was lacking, but it sounds like it's unlikely in your case.