How sturdy is the 'table stand? One thing to try is to improve the vibration isolation (aurios, seismic sink, etc). Also look at the coupling of the stand to the floor, esp if it sits on carpet. Placing stone tile under the stand, along with some vi under the 'table might improve things. Since orchestral music is by far the most demanding to reproduce, it makes sense that vibration is the culprit here - considering that your digital and non-orchestral recordings seem okay.
Musical Complexity Issues???
I am having some issues with playback on my new analog system. Solo and small group accoustic music sounds great, as well as well recorded rock (no oxymoron comments, please) but complex orchestral pieces, Mahler et al, sound somewhat congested, and it is difficult to differentiate the different parts of the orchestra. The system seems to have broken in a bit, as I have about 20 hours on the cartridge and preamp.
The system is a Clearaudio Champion with the RB300 tonearm with Clearaudio's "quint" wiring, and an Aurum Beta cartridge. Added a "heavy weight" to some positive effect. The phono preamp is a Gram Amp SE. The system amplification is a Sony TAP-9000 analog pre with a Adcom 7400 MC power amp (system is multiuse) going to Dynaudio 1.8 Mk II speakers. Cabling from phono pre out is Nordost Solar Wind. The turntable was set up using a Wallytracker mirrored plate, a Shure tracking force gauge and a gauge block I milled out of a chunk of Derlin to simulate the Wallytracker VTA setup. VTA is set up flat.
I don't have these problems with large scale pieces using my CD SACD system, a Sony SCD555ES, but on some CD's I get a good seperation of the orchestral parts, but the music as a whole dosen't come together to the slight detriment of the piece as a whole. The SACD orchestral works sound stupendous.
Any suggestions? Long term plan is to go with an EAR 834P or Audio Research PH3, but ran out of slush fund cash and wife wants new hardwood floors upstairs. Any cheap improvements would be appreciated. VTA adjustments? Tweaky oddities?? Chicken entrails??? I'm flexible, just cash strapped.
Thanks
The system is a Clearaudio Champion with the RB300 tonearm with Clearaudio's "quint" wiring, and an Aurum Beta cartridge. Added a "heavy weight" to some positive effect. The phono preamp is a Gram Amp SE. The system amplification is a Sony TAP-9000 analog pre with a Adcom 7400 MC power amp (system is multiuse) going to Dynaudio 1.8 Mk II speakers. Cabling from phono pre out is Nordost Solar Wind. The turntable was set up using a Wallytracker mirrored plate, a Shure tracking force gauge and a gauge block I milled out of a chunk of Derlin to simulate the Wallytracker VTA setup. VTA is set up flat.
I don't have these problems with large scale pieces using my CD SACD system, a Sony SCD555ES, but on some CD's I get a good seperation of the orchestral parts, but the music as a whole dosen't come together to the slight detriment of the piece as a whole. The SACD orchestral works sound stupendous.
Any suggestions? Long term plan is to go with an EAR 834P or Audio Research PH3, but ran out of slush fund cash and wife wants new hardwood floors upstairs. Any cheap improvements would be appreciated. VTA adjustments? Tweaky oddities?? Chicken entrails??? I'm flexible, just cash strapped.
Thanks
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