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So about three weeks ago I got my hands on a Rega RP1 with a free receiever from improtant records.

The first thing i notice is that whenever I listen to something that is relatively loud or with a lot of fuzz, I get this crackling noise that only happens in that instance. Say for example a Sunn O))) record - I can't listen to those without hearing the crackling coming up when something get's really loud or high pitched.

Now my question is, Is it the speakers and the reciever or is it that the cartridge isn't somehow aligned right ?

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At loud levels hearing a fuzz only in the phono channel can mean a few things. Crappy phono preamp is the likely cause. If its apparent in other channels, it could be the amp is clipping. Start checking different sources to see if it follows to know if its the entire amp, or a specific channel. Also is it in both speakers?

As for cartridge alignment, it wouldn't be static or fuzz.

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