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Help with uninspiring sound with my turntable.

Can anyone give me some suggestions what to do to improve my vinyl sound - I purchased a Wilson Benesch TT with their .05 arm and a Sumiko Celebration cartridge here on Audiogon. I have a Mac c500t pre-amp that is still breaking in . The sound quality is lac-luster, and particularly annoying is the vocals can sound "crunchy" and extremely edgy. I don't know how many hours the cartridge has on it. I have tried different loading impedance's - but something is so off I would really appreciate any ideas. I listen to Jazz and Rock albums mostly. Thanks for your input!
liketolisten

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liketolisten OP
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Thank you for the suggestions, my pre-amp does have MM and a MC input and I have set the impedance loading at 100ohms (per sumiko)and I am using the MC input. My cartridge is close to level not up in the back, so I think my VTA is Close. What alignment tools would be the best but won't break the bank? I think it is some other adjustment - I dont understand my anti skate either.

Thanks again!
liketolisten OP
24 posts
 
Thanks again for the responses. As far as my anti-skate - it is a wire with a weight. where the wire attaches to the tone arm can be moved to different groves to change the effect, but I have no idea how to tell how much counter force each grove represents. I bought this TT used so I do not have a manual to explain this. Does anyone know this arm well enough to give me an idea?
liketolisten OP
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Thanks again for all the ideas - I am now able to enjoy listening to my vinyl. The issues were Tracking force, alignment, leveling surface that the TT was sitting on and stylus cleaning.

I am very grateful for Audiogon and its members - It has played such an important role in building my 2 channel system which I get so much enjoyment from.

Best regards,

Greg Roberts.
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