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Love / Hate relationship with vinyl?

Ok, I do love the sound of vinyl, but with my LOMC (Lyra Kleos), I hate the noise (low level hum, and hiss) levels I'm getting. I own a Hagerman Piccolo head amp that I haven't used in a couple of years, so I thought I'd hook it up, and see what happens. Well, still got the hum (at high levels), and the hiss. However, I do like what it's doing for the sonics! I've tried moving cables, moving the head amp, but I only get incremental improvements. Is this just the nature of the beast (LOMC's), or is there something I'm not doing that could improve these noise levels? Of course, another option is to go with something that has more output, like a HOMC, of a MM? Thoughts?
louisl
inna
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Are you thinking of upgrading the phono stage as well?
As for the vinyl, I am a tape head who just has to live with vinyl. I don't really consider it a true audiophile medium, great medium for archiving though, and find this table/arm/cartridge/phono hardwear pain in the a..
Still, the better it is the better.
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wntrmute2
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Just a side note here (hear).  Audible Illusion preamps are very hard on the tubes according to more than one source.  A good friend has one and he replaces the tubes frequently.  He also uses the ruggedest tubes he can find as the pre is not very sensitive to tube rolling.  IIRC, the power is on to the tubes at all times.
stevecham
3,340 posts
 
Lyra Delos into Steelhead here, dead quiet.

Have you considered that it might be the cartridge?

Jonathan are you near?
harold-not-the-barrel
895 posts
 
Always loved vinyl and analog and always will
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