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However mint the 20CL might seem, it's still at least 25 years old. Even if the stylus is good, the suspension may not (or possibly will not) have the qualities it had when new.
Anyway, I would check the cables if all you did was sand off rust from the connectors. These turntables did not have RCA connectors originally, so the whole replacement may have been a horrible botch job to begin with, let alone now when everything has corroded.
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Well been playing with the 20CL and my 1700. I just cannot get it to sound good. I replaced the RCA plugs, nice to see the wire inside are bright shinny copper! But I am still getting major distortion. Especially on 'S'. Whenever an 'S' is sung..it sounds like ssss-snakes-ssss.
Yet there are positives...this cartridge is amazing at reproducing low frequencies and voice is more clear, even with the distortion. Yet highs seem muted, especially when compared to the Shure cart. The longer an album plays, the worse the highs get!
Would a mat help?
The stylus looks good, nice and pointy/sharp!
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