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Why one side is very much louder than the other si

I have newly setup my VPI HW-19 MK III with SME V arm and Benz Micro cartridge using Musical Fidelity X-LPS as Phono stage. My other system is:

Power AMP: Pass Lab x-600
Pre AMP: Pass Lab X 0.2
Transport: SONY SCD-1
Speaker: Goldmund Apologue
Power Cable: NBS Professional
Interconnect: Transport to Pre-amp : AudioQuest Sky
Pre-Amp to Power Amp : Synergistic Research Designer Reference
Speakerr Cable: AudioQuest Dragon

As you aware, I have been switch from Vinyl to Digital for last 25 years. This is first time after all these years to try on vinyl again. Unfortunately, the first result is not successful. When play the vinyl record, one side of the speaker is sounding normal, while the other side of the speak is hardly able to hear. When I exchange the interconnect from Turntable to phono ie. swap left to right, the result is reversed. Can anyone able to help me how to solve this problem. Kind regards

LOU
clwong
clwong OP
9 posts
 
Hi Dougdeacon,

I am using Benz Micro Glider cartridge. I know Musical Fidelity X-LPS is nearly to be a minium centre level of phono stage. The reason I end up owning a Turn-table is due to the fact that I sold off my Byrston 7B-SST Monoblocks to a friend. As part of the duet, he trade-in his VPI HW-19 MK III with SME V arm and Benz Micro cartridge. I do not want to invest on LP system until I am reasonable sure it can work out fine for me. Some friends already warmed me that to play LP, it is not as easy as playing digital. It required a lot of attentions and adjustments before you can make it sound right. It required further investments before it sound well. To test out the sound, I purchased a used Musical Fidelity X-LPS to try out. In fact, I am planning to buy a better Phono stage at later stage. With all these problems, I do not think it worthwhile to invest further, because I know I am not able to handle the system and make it sound well. In the meantime, I am enjoying my SACD system so why so greedy to have the best of the two worlds.

I appreciated and enjoyed the responses from the forum. You all are great.

Kind Regards

LOU
clwong OP
9 posts
 
Hi Dougdeacon,

I have additional information from my friend. The Benz Micro Cartrige is re-tipped model. He said the sensitivity is .53 mV? My X-LPS v3 have sensitivity of 3 mV for 350 mV output at 1 KHz and Input Impedance of 47K Ohms and Input overload margin of 30 dB. Does they match at all ?

Rdgs

LOU
dougdeacon
3,338 posts
 
LOU,

The top/front surface of your Benz may have one of the following codes printed on it: L2, M2 or H2. Which code does yours have? This makes a big difference in phono stage matching.

Doug
clwong OP
9 posts
 
My Cartridge is re-tipped. The top/front surface of my Benz have no codes on it. It might be the older version? The data are given by my friend.

LOU
dougdeacon
3,338 posts
 
They must have done more than just retip the cartridge, they must have done a major rebuild. Who knows what they changed?

I do not understand your friend's cartrdidge data (.53mv sensitivity). Cartridges do not have "sensitivity" in the way that term is normally used.

Unless your friend can provide more information I'm not sure anyone will be able to advise you about using this cartridge.
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