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Hi Doug, I havn't given it a full test with all the recordings that had the worst examples of sibilance - i was too busy enjoying a few new LP's - but i did play one piece which was probably the worst example and while there was still sibilance it had definitely diminished and seemed to have...

Update: Despite buying the new ADC LMG-1 headshell,with a view to adding a £250+ cartridge, i completely changed my mind (driven somewhat by extra funds but also due to plenty of good advice on here). I went and demo'd a new Rega P3 with an Ortofon Blue cart and was blown away by the sound it...

Sorry Trevorok, i forgot to thank you for your input - you will be pleased to know i actually did take your advice and purchased a ADC LMG1 headshell earlier this week. I have also found a fairly local 'vinyl' shop that has a selcetion of Audio technica carts,including the VM540ML which i still...

Thanks again Doug, very kind offer and if things don't change then i will take you up on it. I mentioned in a previous post that i'm a gambling man and the Cheltenham festival was this week & that a few winners could potentially add funds to help improve my set up... well they have done, so...

Hi Doug. I've done the test and to my eye the arm is higher at the headshell end of the arm but it's not quite that simple. As the arm comes out of the counterweight (shiny silver) assembly, it is a seperate piece of metal and slightly different in colour. At the start of that part of the arm...

Thanks Doug, really appreciate your input and offer to help - i will do the test you suggest (thanks for the clear explaination) & take things from there. p.s I can't see any obvious signs of the arm being anything other than it's original height/length but i know this turntable had a previous...

Hi Doug, Thanks for your input - you are right, my inital query on this thread concerned the sibilance but after listening to some earlier advice and almost starting from scratch again, i find the sibilance issue less pressing now, and i am more focused on improving the overall quality of the...

Yep, detachable headshell, in what i assumed was aluminium but could easily be magnesium. Second hand so i haven't changed anything but it doesn't look like any of the R200 arm headshells i've looked at on google images & no markings on it, it's surprisingly heavy though.

I don't feel that my cart is 'bright' despite the sibilance - the sibilance is more of a 'sshhh' problem, with 's' words occassionally distorted to more of a smudged 'sh' sound, but not in a way that i'm cringing at the (what i'd call) brightness - certainly cymbals and instruments aren't too...

The OP is grateful for all the advice given and also amused at the turn the thread took ! As mentioned earlier i have spent some time moving leads/wires and all but eliminating any feedback (except through headphones with the turntable 'on' but not playing,and the volume turned pretty high)...

Thanks for the advice Gray and Doug. A lot of learning to do on my part - at least i am now aware of sibilance and pre echo (and i know i don't care for either very much !)

Apologies for my disappearance from this thread ! I had multiple problems with my set up (one of which was the 'sibilance' discussed on this thread) so over the past week i have tried to go back to square one and check the placement of equipment, the wiring/connections, made sure the turntable...

Great thankyou, sounds like a plan.....

Thanks to everyone for the replies, although i don't like the sound of the recently purchased phono stage being the problem (but can accept the fact that i've jumped into something too quickly without proper research !). As my AVR does have a phono stage, then i will cut out the Firebottle...

Hi DougK, I'm in GU47 postcode - close to M3 at Camberley and near M4 Reading.