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Hi All,
I have an occasional extremely low volume issue with one channel in my phono chain. Some days it plays as it should, the next day I have one channel sound and the next day all is good again. Cart is at33ptg/ii on a vpi traveler and a heed quasar, the amp is a peach tree decco 65. I have tried swapping cables ect. and cannot seem to find the culprit, it simply does it's own thing. thanks for the helpful advice if you have some.

chris
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ghosthouse
4,312 posts
 
Agree with Elizabeth's suggestions. Had a similar issue and it turned out to be a bad contact in the cartridge. Do you by any chance have another cartridge you can substitute in? (BTW another Heed Quasar owner here).
dougdeacon
3,338 posts
 
Agree with Elizabeth, but before you commence diagnostic swapping, check that the tonearm wire clips are fit snugly to the cartridge pins.
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csbushover OP
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Thanks folks, I checked the cartridge connections, all good. I'll swap the cartridge next. I'm hoping that the ptg/ii isn't defective. if it is, balz ! it's only time and money.

thanks again
lewm
13,105 posts
 
Not clear. Do you have NO sound from one channel, intermittently, or low volume in one channel compared to the other? Thanks. If there is signal in the intermittently defective channel, then the diagnostic possibilities expand.
dougdeacon
3,338 posts
 
... the diagnostic possibilities expand

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