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Flat speaker sound/preamp the culprit?/external EQ needed?

Hi, I have a Rogue Audio tube amp, which I love, a U-Turn turntable and an NAD phono preamp. Here's my issue: on many recordings the bass can really drown out the rest of the record. In general things sound muddy. When I plug my iPhone directly into the amp, I dont have this problem. So I think the premp is the culprit. (It has no EQ controls.) Can someone recommend a reasonably priced solution to this? An external EQ? Something else? (Someone recommended a Schiit Loki.) Many thanks in advance!
ineedhelpwithcables
ineedhelpwithcables OP
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So this did it! I switched the preamp to MM and the muddiness went away. I looked up Uturn's website and all their cartridges are MM. 

Thank you all!

I would still be interested in preamp recommendations where you can adjust the bass, if such things exist.  Would the Schiit Loki do that? 
russ69's avatar
russ69
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Glad we could help out. You don't need tone controls you need a better cartridge. 
tomstruck's avatar
tomstruck
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what Rogue Audio amp do you have
noromance's avatar
noromance
9,851 posts
 
Well done russ69. Sometimes it’s the least obvious or simplest of errors.

as for speaker placement, if that was the issue, wouldnt i hear it when i play the iphone too?
Not necessarily if it was an acoustic feedback or turntable-based issue.
ineedhelpwithcables OP
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Hi tomstruck its a tempest.

this is my turntable catridge:
https://uturnaudio.com/products/ortofon-2m-red
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