Why do my bass drivers shake violently listening to vinyl


Hello Gon'ers,

Help needed. I took the grills off my new Vandersteen Treo CT's recently and noticed that when listening to vinyl, the bass drivers shake violently, meaning the amount and frequency in which they travel in and out. Then I played the same pieces of music from Tidal and they were relatively calm.

Is this some kind of feedback loop causing this? Has this happened to anyone else?

Thanks!
Joe
audionoobie

Showing 1 response by hshifi

Hello,
Do you own an old mouse pad you can cut up or bubble wrap you can put under the feet? This should tell you if it is a vibration problem from the supporting table or base you are using. I have heard this was a frequency problem. Do you have a different cart/ head shell you can try really quick. If not can you switch to another cart to see if it is a frequency problem?
If it is and you like the sound of the cart then you will need to buy the device to remove the rumble. If it were the excursion of the woofer it would happen while streaming too. I had this happen to me when I used an aftermarket head shell. If yours is removable you might try a different head shell. That should change the frequency. I hope this helped.