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How To Align An AT CN5625AL?

hotrodman21

hotrodman21

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Afternoon all, i just recieved a new cartridge over the holidays. I believ i almost have it aligned correctly. It sounds wonderful over my speaksrs, free of any distortion I had with my previous, quite finicky, PC-35. When I put my headphones on, even with new records, there is still a hint of distortion. These are really nice headphones, their Beat- Just Kidding... I Have a set of Polk Buckle Headphones. The distortion is slight, but slightly increases over the course of the album.

Now som important technical stuff... I have a Pioneer Pl-50 Turntable, and I'm using the original Headshell. I also have my weight set to 2.01 Grams on the stylus. When it comes to alignment, do I only have to line the stylus up with the White Line on my "Red Light." the cart LOOKS parallell, and according to my protractor, it should be paralell.

One final note, there's quite a bit of buzzing, nothing aweful, but it's noticable. I'm using a little Pyle Preamp, that is pretty close to the turntable, right next to it, it could be farther if the power cord was longer...

I would send pictures, but I'm on the bus... Away from my turntable...

Thanks for your help!

Brandon
 
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Up the tracking weight and you're always going to have a little pinch effect distortion with a .7 conical, you just can't get around it.
 
Is there, by chance, a different stylus I could purchase? This cart seems MUCH (and I cannot stress that enough) more versatile than the PC-35. So, there has to be an Elliptical stylus I could purchase.

To address the issue of arm height, I don't believe that I can raise or lower the arm height on the PL-50. Although, I really could check out the issue with the Anti-Skate...

Also, I would like to address the issue with the buzzing though, I have a Pyle PP999 Preamp... Is it cables, I'm using a kind of pathetic TV A/V cable, just not plugging the Yellow Video cable in... BUT I really don't want to spend $60 on an "Audiophile" cable. There's nothing wrong with the cable, it's like new... But, it's definitely not an audiophile cord... If it is the cable, can anyone direct me to a better cord that won't break the bank?


Thanks for your consideration,

Brandon
 
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