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Vinyl "bleed through"- need set-up advice

I read this forum regularly and am amazed at the knowledge that is shared. I need your opinion/help. I have recently got back into vinyl with a Rega P9/Dynavector XX2. The issue is : I can hear what is coming up next on the record faintly a splt second before it actually plays- it kind of "bleeds through". At louder volumes it really is quite clear and annoying. I had the cartridge installed by my dealer with whom I have had a very long relationship- did he miss something? Any/all help is greatly appreciated.I use Naim amps if that helps.Thanks!
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miner42
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This is very evident on Shelby Lynn's "Just a Little Lovin'" title track during the first silent section. This is a very sultry, dark LP.
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shadorne
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This normal - you cannot remove this distortion from vinyl because it is actually throughout the record (although you may only perceive it when a quiet piece precedes a louder piece).
polk432
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Have the cart. re-checked or use a mint lp protractor. I used one on my Linn Sondek 12 Dynavector 10/5 and Ain't that just like a woman off Johnny Winter's Winter of 88 album stopped echoing. I thought it was done like that in the studio, but I was wrong. The cart. installation is critical. Good luck
dougdeacon
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With respect to Polk432, if adjusting your cartridge reduced pre-echo then I believe you somehow adjusted it farther from optimal rather than closer to. Not saying your alignment isn't better, since the Mint is superb. But you may have inadvertently changed some other parameter like VTF, VTA/SRA or anti-skating.

As others have posted, true pre-echo is caused by tape bleed-through and/or overly thin groove walls. Either way, it's pressed into the LP. Therefore, the more resolving and better adjusted the rig, the more pre-echo you will hear.
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heyitsmedusty
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Just take it as a sign that you have a very resolving system! The pre-echo is evident on many recordings that have a silent section followed by a really loud section.

One of the best examples I've heard for this is "Whole Lotta Love" by Led Zeppelin. Right before he screams "WOMAN....YOOUUU NEEEEEeeD MEEEEH....." it is completely silent, and you can hear the echo of him doing it right before it happens.

- Dusty
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