Benz LPS Sounds Bad, Very Bad at 45 RPM

I believe you might be experiencing some VTA or tracking force issue, related to the thicker 45RPM LP's. My first Benz seemed to be senstitive to the changes of LP thickness. I remember reading about Fremer's DIY trick about changing VTF when using a thicker LP to overcome VTA issues. It might work or not, it did for me. I have sinced upgraded to the LP S and have not any issues regarding distortion or tracking. I use an SME V arm and track at 1.8 grams. I aligned with the SME arm guide and the Mobile Fidelity protractor.
Good luck.

Ciao,
Audioquest4life

thanks gents

Turntable is tw acustic raven ac3 with a tw 10.5 arm.

I also have a Graham phantom ii with the micro poise and it does the same thing with the Graham

I reset it up today and am getting the same thing...will try to tweak it around some more thought...can' beat fun

thanks gents

Turntable is tw acustic raven ac3 with a tw 10.5 arm.

I also have a Graham phantom ii with the micro poise and it does the same thing with the Graham

I reset it up today and am getting the same thing...will try to tweak it around some more thought...can' beat fun

It does have a copper platter

Funny about the copper platter. A friend of mine, who also owns the same Benz cart as yours, got a copper mat at an audio show. He had problems playing records on his turntable (Teres, with JMW 10.5 arm) after starting to use the mat. He could never figure out what the mat was doing wrong, but after he stopped using it, his problems went away. I can't remember the specific problem(s), but your experience rang a bell which is why I brought it up.

Might help if you would actually describe the "distortion" you are hearing, as per above.