Recent content by walkch

Hi all, I recently moved to a higher end hi-fi system (I wouldn’t say high end but still pretty decent - see below if interested for context). It’s mainly built for vinyl but I added in a Bluesound Node 2i for day to day listening in place of a CD player or radio. Even after burn-in I was a...

Thanks everyone - I think I’be managed to resolve the issue. Strangely, the MM setting seems to have defaulted to very high gain for the preset MM settings (I.e. suitable for a higher end MC cart). I changed to MC, set to the lowest gain and 47ohm impedance and then changed back to MM which...

Thanks all, Yes the phono stage is new. There are buttons to adjust the gain and impedance but according to the manual they are only for MC cartridges. Unfortunately changing the cables and plugging in directly didn’t seem to address the issue.

Ah sorry, I should probably have been clearer about the connections. The Chord C-Line is between the phono stage and integrated amp and the turntable has its own RCA leads built in (which do not seem to be removable/replaceable). The most recent test was disconnecting the inbuilt TT RCAs from...

Hi, There’s a sort of hiss that gets louder as I turn the volume up but only appears way above the level I would normally play music and is nothing like the sound I get when playing a record through the new phono stage.

Hi, I’m new to the board and looking for some help with my phono stage. I just took delivery of a Cyrus Phono Signature, hooked everything up and even at the quietest volume have an awful thumping / scratching sounds which makes it completely impossible to listen (ie not just sub-optimal but...