Recently decided to get into vinyl a bit and found a free B&O Beogram RX-2 w/ MMC4. I bought a Cambridge Audio 640P and connected to my Creek Destiny (the Creek does not have a pre-installed phono board).
All records sound overdriven even at low volumes. Is this likely a problem with the TT (cartridge/tonearm setup, turntable itself) or the preamp?
Thanks.
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Turntable Distortion - Beogram RX-2
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The MMC4 is a Moving Iron design - do you have the 640P set to MC? If so, change it to MM.
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Thanks. I do have the 640P set to MM and TT connected to the MM inputs on the 640P. Have also tried connecting the 640P to both the phono/aux and aux2 inputs on the Creek.
Could it be that your RX2 already has a preamplifier built in, despite the fact that it usually came without one?
Certainly is possible as a kit was made.
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Hmm, I don't think there's a built in pre-amp... if I plug the TT directly into the Creek (either phono or line-level input), the level is so extremely low that I need to crank the volume on the Creek to at least 3 o'clock to even hear anything from the speakers.
In that case it is most likely to be the cartridge. There really isn't much else it could be as the wires from the arm essentially go directly to the DIN plug.
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Thanks, before I definitively
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Thanks. Before I purchase a replacement cartridge or TT is there anything about the combination of the RX-2 > 640P > Creek that would cause the distortion/overdriven sound I'm hearing? I can also get a replacement 640P to eliminate the possibility of a defective 640P.
Unfortunately, my location is relatively remote (Taos, NM) so my options for testing/demoing/repair are extremely limited.
Unfortunately, my location is relatively remote (Taos, NM) so my options for testing/demoing/repair are extremely limited.
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