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Poor sounding analog?

After 25 years of not having a turntable in my system, I finally purchased a new rega RP3 which came with their ElysII MM cartirdge.

I pulled out one of the 500 or so albums in my basement that I used to enjoy, cleaned it thoroughly and was incredibly dissapointed in the sound.

I have a McIntosh 2300 preamp which has never had any burn-in for the phono preamp section. However, I cant believe that new tubes would sound this flat.

its a very simple unit to set up. Nothing tricky.

What am I doing wrong? Thanks in advance for the help!
dmm53

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effischer
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Sarcher is correct. Verify that you have the table connected to the MM phono input and that you have set the correct capacitance for the tonearm/cartridge combo. Impedance on the MM input is fixed at 47K ohms.

My C2300 sounded magical with even with my antique Pioneer PL15D / Ortofon 2M Red right out of the box. It only got better with break-in and was immediately equal or superior to digital sources.

If you still have concerns after checking connections and preamp trim, then it's time for a chat with the turntable vendor regarding cartridge set-up and / or a possible warranty claim.
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