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Rewire Turntable?

I just finished upgrading my system. I had to buy a phono preamp as my B&K PT3 MK2 did not have a phono section. I went with an NAD PP2. I upgraded my cartridge from a Linn K5 which was about 11 or 12 years old to a Goldring 1042. When I hooked up, I noticed that I needed more gain on the preamp to get a decent volume. I also noticed the lack of bass depth and highs which improved somewhat when I went to the Goldring. The cable from the NAD to the preamp was an audiophile cable from about 1976 so I experimented and used one of the new XLO's that I bought. Further improvement but, still a bit light on the bass and highs. Since the TT which is a Thorens 160C I have had since 1978 and the arm is a Linn Basik plus which I had put in 1992 I feel that the next step would be to get some decent interconnects for the TT...

Rest of system:
B&K Ref 4420
Adcom 600 CD player
Vandersteen 2CE sigs speakers.

Thanks for your help...

Eagleman
eagleman6722
twl
3,251 posts
 
A 1042 should not be weak on the frequency extremes, and should mate well with a Linn Basik Plus arm. The 1042 is also quite a high output cartridge, so I am at a loss as to why the gain seemed weak.
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marakanetz
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Here's what I figure:
1.Goldring 1042 is low output MM <3mV out
2.MM section of Nad PP2 has very low gain
3.MC section has very low load impedance.

Solution:

Change Nad PP2 or cartridge.
The first thing comes in mind for your setup is Parasound.
Check AudioAdvisor.
Don't waste your time on rewire.
twl
3,251 posts
 
Well, I wouldn't exactly call the 6.5mv output of the Goldring 1042 "low". It has the highest output of any cartridge that I know about. So, I guess that eliminates the "low output" possibility.

Perhaps there is an impedance load setting that is affecting the MM input on your PP2.
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