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MH MMF-7 seems high/lean/bright sounding?

I have a new MH MMF-7 with stock cartridge and musical surroundings phono pre and kimber hero cables. (maybe 10 hours of play?) The soound is kinda lean? I used a sure stylus guage to set the cartridge and did level it....ie platter and not just the one on it. Am I missing some adjustments? It was set at the factory. Any help? Sorry, I am new to vinyl and this forum. So I assume this has come up before......but I can't find it. Any table tips would be great!
mlbattey
newbee
4,767 posts
 
Improperly set VTA can result in a very lean sound. This has been much discussed here and I suggest you do a bit of research on this. Having the arm parallel to the platter doesn't result in correct VTA.
dan_ed
2,451 posts
 
In addition to VTA probably being a little off, that lean sound could also improve with playtime. Sounds like everything is new from your description. It could take anywhere from 20 to 150 hours for things to start sounding right. Be patient, go slowly.
jependleton
155 posts
 
I have an MMF-7 also, but no lean sound. I am using a Conrad-Johnson EF-1 phono stage, which is a little richer sounding than the MS, Transparent Reference phono interconnects, and Nordost Red Dawns from the EF-1 to the linestage. I have used the Kimber Heros for various connections in the past and have found them to be somewhat dull with my gear. You may want to try something else in the place of them to see if the sound changes.
mlbattey OP
18 posts
 
Note: I made one BIG mistake using the sure guage. In order to get 1.7 tracking you have to go to the 2nd line. I doubled at 1.5 plus....giving way too heavy. I readjusted and things seem a LOT better! Before I do any more "fine tune" on tracking I am going to give some more break-in time. I have NEW records and with various types music and quality. But anymore help is very much needed. I am so new at this I am just wanting to get "educated"....LOL!..with out too many "mistakes" on my part. I am going to check the VTA....?????? (keep my fingers crossed). Also double cartridge setting too. ( and yes.. I took off the swinging weight when I adjusted the tracking force )
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