Have you made sure it is not record damage from a cartridge that had mistracked previously? I have older records that were mistracked from days gone by, and they are damaged forever. I verified when I picked up new copies of records that played perfect, but the older ones still distort with the exact same setup and even with different carts. Make sure before you pull your hair out.
Killing sibilance distortion - VPI & Jubilee
Hello,
Along with what others have posted in the recent past, I also have a long running case of nasty distortion on sibilants with my vinyl playback. It is worse in the inner grooves.
To build on some other recent threads about this topic, I ordered a MFSL that is supposed to be a good test for mistracking. I have made a recording clip of my playback playing some of the last track on Side 2.
I have the recording on this link:
Playback Recording
If you take a look at that, we can all be on the same page with what exactly is going on.
The setup is a VPI Scoutmaster table, JMW9 sig arm, Ortofon Jubilee cartridge. The table is leveled on a Salamander Archetype rack. VTA is set with the arm parallel. VTF is set to 2.4g. Alignment is setup with the MINT arc protractor, 10x magnification. The VPI mechanical Anti-Skate is being used, with the lighter rubber washers. Azimuth is level by means of the "VPI straw trick" (a straw in a groove on the headshell).
Is there anyone that can point me in the right direction to fix that sibilance distortion you're hearing on the recording?
I've tried quite a few things, including different cartridges, and VTF, VTA and antiskate settings, but the sibilance is always there.
Here are some photos of my setup:
Cartridge Closeup
Aligning with the MINT
Thanks for reading
by Goatwuss
Along with what others have posted in the recent past, I also have a long running case of nasty distortion on sibilants with my vinyl playback. It is worse in the inner grooves.
To build on some other recent threads about this topic, I ordered a MFSL that is supposed to be a good test for mistracking. I have made a recording clip of my playback playing some of the last track on Side 2.
I have the recording on this link:
Playback Recording
If you take a look at that, we can all be on the same page with what exactly is going on.
The setup is a VPI Scoutmaster table, JMW9 sig arm, Ortofon Jubilee cartridge. The table is leveled on a Salamander Archetype rack. VTA is set with the arm parallel. VTF is set to 2.4g. Alignment is setup with the MINT arc protractor, 10x magnification. The VPI mechanical Anti-Skate is being used, with the lighter rubber washers. Azimuth is level by means of the "VPI straw trick" (a straw in a groove on the headshell).
Is there anyone that can point me in the right direction to fix that sibilance distortion you're hearing on the recording?
I've tried quite a few things, including different cartridges, and VTF, VTA and antiskate settings, but the sibilance is always there.
Here are some photos of my setup:
Cartridge Closeup
Aligning with the MINT
Thanks for reading
by Goatwuss