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Vinyl distortion - What's the problem?

The right channel of my turntable output is a little distorted, especially in certain upper-mid frequencies, while the left is crystal clear. I have a shure v15 (whatever the brand-new version is designated). I've tried replacing the stylus to no effect and the problem switches sides when I switch the left and right input cables around, so I know it's not my amp or phono input. It does this on brand new and well worn records. Any suggestions?
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twl
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One other thing you might check, is to see if your stylus cantilever is bent. You can check this by looking at it directly from the front when it is on the arm rest. It it does not look like it is centered, then it could be bent. This would require a new stylus assembly.

You don't have to worry about adjusting azimuth on the Rega. Make sure the anti-skate is set to the same setting as the tracking force.
twl
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Sounds like you need to check your cartridge alignment, and your anti-skating setting, and perhaps the azimuth. We don't know what TT or tonearm you have, so it's hard to speculate any further than that.
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