Technics SL-1350 left channel louder

jaycam
jaycam Posts: 100
edited January 2013 in Electronics
Last night I replaced the cartridge on my 1350. Went with the AT95e. It sounds great but the left channel is noticeably louder. My other sources are balanced and I tried a few records just to make sure it wasn't the record. Any ideas?

Thanks
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  • billbillw
    billbillw Posts: 6,769
    edited January 2013
    One channel is louder because the stylus is pressing into one side of the groove harder than the other. Check your alignment and/or anti-skate.

    Might also double check the cartridge leads. Make sure they are in proper phase as well.
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  • thsmith
    thsmith Posts: 6,082
    edited January 2013
    Sounds like cart alignment or the side to side adjustment, cant think of the name at the moment. I think I am getting CRS. Cant remember sh..
    Speakers: SDA-1C (most all the goodies)
    Preamp: Joule Electra LA-150 MKII SE
    Amp: Wright WPA 50-50 EAT KT88s
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  • thsmith
    thsmith Posts: 6,082
    edited January 2013
    billbillw wrote: »
    On channel is louder because the stylus is pressing into one side of the groove harder than the other. Check your alignment and/or anti-skate.

    Anti-skate, thats the name. Thanks Bill.
    Speakers: SDA-1C (most all the goodies)
    Preamp: Joule Electra LA-150 MKII SE
    Amp: Wright WPA 50-50 EAT KT88s
    Analog: Marantz TT-15S1 MBS Glider SL| Wright WPP100C Amperex BB 6er5 and 7316 & WPM-100 SUT
    Digital: Mac mini 2.3GHz dual-core i5 8g RAM 1.5 TB HDD Music Server Amarra (memory play) - USB - W4S DAC 2
    Cables: Mits S3 IC and Spk cables| PS Audio PCs
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  • billbillw
    billbillw Posts: 6,769
    edited January 2013
    Jay,
    Might want to read this and make sure you are doing everything correctly. Some of it is not intuitive. Took me a while to grasp all the concepts.

    http://www.audiophilia.com/features/cartridge_setup.htm
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  • jaycam
    jaycam Posts: 100
    edited January 2013
    Thank you. I'll check the anti-skate tonight. I thought I had it set correctly. I set the balance and then the stylus pressure according to the specs for the cartridge. Maybe I went too far :-)

    The AT95e sounds much better than the Series V cart that was on there...even with the left channel louder :-p
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