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Elizabeth, Thanks. That gives me the direction I needed.

Need a little more info.
Same cartridge, same turntable, same phono preamp, same line stage but different power amps? Or is it
Same cartridge, same turntable, same phono preamp, different integrated amps?

I'm asking this because I had a situation in which a new power amp revealed that my cartridge was actually mis-aligned, the previous amp wasn't clear enough for me to hear the problem. It took me forever to track the problem down to the alignment because I was making incorrect assumptions and applying "corrections" to the wrong components.

The key factors that made me realize it was the cartridge alignment was that the harshness usually occurred towards the end of an album side and was exacerbated by loud passages. I also compared albums to CDs to see if it was simply a bad mastering job.

A cartridge is adjusted or fine tuned to the system integration. Thus, with each amp, you may have to adjust the tracking angle or your loading as this can have profound impacts on the top end and other aspects of the sound. Jallen