Jjss49, yes, that could very well be a contributing factor to the issue, as 5 cm/sec and 3.54 cm/sec differ by 3 db, **if** the two numbers are defined on a consistent basis.
However that discrepancy, which is commonly seen when comparing cartridge specs, is somewhat ambiguous. In part because the amplitude of a sine wave can be defined on either a peak basis (the maximum amplitude it reaches during any part of each cycle) or on an RMS basis (its amplitude as computed on a root-mean-square basis, which may be thought of as a kind of average value). And for a sine wave 5 cm/sec peak equals 3.54 cm/sec RMS.
For further discussion of this see the posts in the second half of this thread, beginning with the posts dated 7-4-2012.
Regards,
-- Al
However that discrepancy, which is commonly seen when comparing cartridge specs, is somewhat ambiguous. In part because the amplitude of a sine wave can be defined on either a peak basis (the maximum amplitude it reaches during any part of each cycle) or on an RMS basis (its amplitude as computed on a root-mean-square basis, which may be thought of as a kind of average value). And for a sine wave 5 cm/sec peak equals 3.54 cm/sec RMS.
For further discussion of this see the posts in the second half of this thread, beginning with the posts dated 7-4-2012.
Regards,
-- Al