Here are the symptoms: Low volume (although tolerable)
Very little bass unless I boost the sub much higher than with CD or PC
Inaudible but extreme rumble. Even mid woofers working very hard.
This is the equipment: Peter Daniel LM7480 PA100 with 50K pot at input.
Turn Table: Pioneer PL-S70
This Cartridgehttp://www.phonopreamps.com/tc750pp.html
This Preamp http://www.needledoctor.com/Audio-Technica-3482H-U-Cartridge?sc=2&category=910
The preamp and cart are new. The amp performs beautifully otherwise.
So how do I get a slight gain, bass boost and rumble filter?
Any help would be very much appreciated. I'm waiting for a "Still Sealed" copy of Victory at Sea (RCA Red Label) and I won't play it until these problems are resolved. (I hope)
PS A new turn table is out of the question for the moment.
Very little bass unless I boost the sub much higher than with CD or PC
Inaudible but extreme rumble. Even mid woofers working very hard.
This is the equipment: Peter Daniel LM7480 PA100 with 50K pot at input.
Turn Table: Pioneer PL-S70
This Cartridgehttp://www.phonopreamps.com/tc750pp.html
This Preamp http://www.needledoctor.com/Audio-Technica-3482H-U-Cartridge?sc=2&category=910
The preamp and cart are new. The amp performs beautifully otherwise.
So how do I get a slight gain, bass boost and rumble filter?
Any help would be very much appreciated. I'm waiting for a "Still Sealed" copy of Victory at Sea (RCA Red Label) and I won't play it until these problems are resolved. (I hope)
PS A new turn table is out of the question for the moment.
OK. Let me add this to the mix. I failed to mention that the rumble (inaudible pumping) was not noticed on the sub. I just found out that the stock cut off for the Bash 300 is 30 htz.
Is there a quicky way to cut off at that frequincy, or close to, comming out of the phono pre?
Is there a quicky way to cut off at that frequincy, or close to, comming out of the phono pre?
Are you sure your turntable, or cart, is set up right? I have been spinning vinyl for 30 years. While I have had temporary problems (usually ground-related stuff and mostly solved without knowing how and why), I have never had any rumble issues. I'm not even sure this is rumble. I have had similar problems (as similar as it can be without knowing what causes your problem) with what I think was an oscillating tube amp.
Something isn't right here.
Something isn't right here.
Something isn't right here
Let's make that official!
I do know that I have the same provlem with a Pickering V-15 and that it only does it when tracking a record. So I doubt it's oscillation.
It's confusing that I can see all that subsonic rumble yet the Bass part of the music is very thin.
Wondering if I have a miss match between the pre and the chip amp.
Am waiting for reply from those I bought the preamp from but, I'm sure they will blame it on the other equipment.
Thanks phn!
Well I got a responce from the folks where I bought the Preamp and as I suspected they blamed the other equipment. They suggested that I cancel all the DSP functions. Funny, I couldn't find that button on my Chip Amp! Here's what I DID do however. I fed the turntable into the 'line in" on my soundcard. Then fed the output into the preamp. Now I had plenty of gain and nice bass! The rumble was still there but very reduced. (probably due to not having to crank the amp all the way up)
I actually got a taste of what analog is going to sound like on these great speakers and amp that I built. I heard imaging that I NEVER noticed on my old LPs! Of course the quality is limited to the sound card and there's a lot of computer noise in this set up. But it did tell me that the sound is there. I just have to get it out!
I'm pretty much convinced I got shafted on the phono preamp. Wish I could find another to prove it. These guys have been good about coumminicating, so maybe they'll swap out are let me sell it back to them.
Any thoughts appreciated.
I actually got a taste of what analog is going to sound like on these great speakers and amp that I built. I heard imaging that I NEVER noticed on my old LPs! Of course the quality is limited to the sound card and there's a lot of computer noise in this set up. But it did tell me that the sound is there. I just have to get it out!
I'm pretty much convinced I got shafted on the phono preamp. Wish I could find another to prove it. These guys have been good about coumminicating, so maybe they'll swap out are let me sell it back to them.
Any thoughts appreciated.
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