[Nick77]

Well new to me that is. 

Blows away my vintage Sony table. I am getting some noise out phono preamp at about 1 oclock, would the Denon 103r be considered a noisy cartridge? My preamp has pretty low distortion levels so wondering if its the cart??

[S Clark]

Did you mount the cartridge?  If not, check it.  The output of the 103r is pretty low- which pre are you using? Does it have enough gain?

[Nick77]

Did you mount the cartridge?  If not, check it.  The output of the 103r is pretty low- which pre are you using? Does it have enough gain?

Yes Sir I mounted the cart using a Willis protractor for Baerweld alignment. I have the VTF set slightly high as reccomended by VPI. Azimuth is set perfect and VTA looks good.The phono pre is an obscure beast I grabbed on a whim but sounds really good. It has amazing distortion specs, but alas real world is sometimes different matter. It costs some 700 euro. Its powered by a walwart, I wonder if thats an issue? It has 67db gain.

http://www.holographicaudio.com/riaa.html


Edit: Sounding much better on an Analog Productions 200g album, might have been noisy vinyl??

[Grbluen]

Congrats on your Scout! I've run one for about 15 years. It's a great table.

[rif]

Are you sure it's the phono preamp? If you're concerned about the wall wart, if the voltage is low enough perhaps try jury rigging a battery supply.  It probably draws a really small current, see what the mfg states.

Edit: I'm assuming no tubes.

VPI makes some great tables and they're a great company too.

[ArthurDent]

Nice looking acquisition Nick  Keep 'em spinnin' 

[S Clark]

Was the problem the LP? 

[mav52]

What kind of noise is it ?   
What is your tracking force ?



 That cartridge is on the warm side , not bright

I also use a Ken Willis Accutrak protractor for my Classic with a 10.5i arm along with a Dynavector DV-20x2L feed into a Manley Phono Amp.

[Nick77]

Thanks for the feedback, I need to do some more listening as it seemed all was well with different vinyl. I didnt even suspect vinyl being the issue cause its a brand new 180g album. 

[poseidonsvoice]

Was the problem the LP?

Good sleuthing S.Clark!

Best,
Anand.

[mav52]

Thanks for the feedback, I need to do some more listening as it seemed all was well with different vinyl. I didnt even suspect vinyl being the issue cause its a brand new 180g album. 

Lets us know what your hearing and check your tracking force.   If I had to pin any issues, I would say phonostage since it appears that stage you have doesn't have any loading for impedence.

That denon likes  2.5 grams for tracking force and also a 100 ohm impedance setting or a little more. 

[Nick77]

It was definitely the vinyl, what a relief. This album went back but didnt have another copy. Ordered online for $10 cheaper, hoping for the best. Its a great album. http://www.musicdirect.com/p-393196-avishai-cohen-into-the-silence-180g-vinyl-2lp.aspx

[S Clark]

Good.  When you step up on the vinyl carousel you don't want to take a step backward, and the Scout should be a nice step up.  One of these days I've got to make a trip to Austin to hear your rig.  I've got a Chinese motor coming for my Vyger, and just built a mount for an arm for it.  Hopefully it will be a step up from a JVC QL-F6... just have to wait and see.