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Classy.

So I've heard... haven't installed it yet, but will soon.

I cannot check right now, but I am not sure how these parameters being incorrect would cause an excess of surface noise. I've pretty much arrived at the conclusion that my new amp is far more revealing than my old and I am hearing surface noise that I never heard before but was always there. I have been meticulous about cleaning records (as much I can be with a Spin Clean) as of late.

I briefly considered at least the Bronze but both are well out of my budget and before I put an $800 cartridge on a $500 TT, I will upgrade to a better turntable.

I ordered a Denon DL-110 to replace the Ortofon 2M Red today... couldn't beat the price ($175 CAD shipped or ~$140 USD). In all honesty, I have been very pleased with the 2M Red and would still consider getting the 2M Blue stylus sometime down the road.

Changed my system recently as well... Went from an NAD C316 BEE integrated to a Roksan Kandy MkIII integrated Went from Celestion 3 speakers to AWS Genius 100 speakers I also ordered a Denon DL-110 cartridge today for my Pro-Ject RPM 1.3 Genie I am now done with purchases for a LONG while... no more $$$

I have a Spin Clean now, but have am looking at my options for an upgrade there too. Thanks.

I tried the "phono" input on the Roksan tonight for the first time. Actually sounds pretty good, but has the same surface noise as my Pro-Ject Tube Box S. I was kinda glad it did because I certainly didn't want to give up its sweet sound that I've grow accustomed to. Next up, I will try realigning my cartridge... and then some time soon, I will replace it. Thanks again for everybody's insight and advice.

Good to know! I didn't realize that. In all honesty, is it worth it putting this cartridge on this table? Not afraid to spend the money for quality, but if it the table can't "use" it, there's no point.

I found a couple of local companies locally that work with acrylic, so the option of getting a platter made is once again on the table (no pun intended). I am going to contact them and see what the cost might be.

In the short term, I am going to recheck the cartridge alignment to ensure it's still spot on. After that, I will get a new stylus or cartridge (probably the latter). I do have the option of returning the Roksan to my dealer, but at this point, like you said, allenh, I know what should be there now and going back to my NAD isn't high on my list. This Roksan does so much more with my speakers with so little effort- a much larger soundstage and just more overall umph. My phono stage does not handle LOMC cartridges, so it'll probably be either another MM cart or the Denon DL-110 (HOMC). I cannot afford to replace my phono stage now and I'd prefer not to as I really like the sound of this one and it's just 2 years old now. Thanks for your insight.

I am using the "Line 2" input but fair question.

I suspect this is exactly what it is. At this point, I just want to ensure my TT is setup correctly enough to minimize it. I played a few more records tonight, after this post and some were admittedly better than others, but the old amp sure seems to hide a lot of this noise. Do you think a new/different cartridge can help me here?

Here's my current setup: Roksan Kandy MkIII integrated amp ASW Genius 100 speakers Pro-Ject TubeBox S phono preamp Pro-Ject RPM 1.3 Genie turntable w/Ortofon 2M Red cartridge Prior to earlier this week, I had an NAD C316 BEE integrated amp. Since putting the Roksan in my system, I am now hearing more than I have ever heard before. Unfortunately, that includes noise when playing records. I have confirmed there is no additional noise when streaming to my Airport Express, so I do not believe it to be a problem with the amp. Nothing else has changed in my setup and now every quiet spot when playing vinyl is riddled with noise that I will call static, but I don't believe it's from static electricity. The Ortofon 2M Red cartridge is now 18+ months old and was aligned to spec early last year (2014). It has been used heavily- let's say an average of 2h/day since new putting it conservatively close to 1100 hours. Can the increased noise be caused by stylus wear or cartridge misalignment? FWIW, the record I am playing is Alt-J "This Is All Yours" which has literally been played less than 10 times and has been cleaned as of today using my Spin Clean. Can anybody shed some light? TIA

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