My preamp is a Krell KRC-HR with an inboard phono stage. When I hook up any turntable to the phono section it sounds very faint, lifeless, there is no treble and it makes my woofers pulsate violently.
I've taken the cover off of the preamp, no burnt smells. The board will accommodate MM and MC carts, mine is a MM. I've tried the dip switches in every possible position. Any suggestions?
In the meantime I'm using a Bellari VP-130 with a gold Tung Sol tube via line level input. It sounds great.
According to a few dealers (and a dealer who dropped the line) Krell has been a very good company to deal with in the past.
Not sure about currently. I read somewhere that they may be out of business. Something about being evicted from their factory for non-payment of their lease.
Ha ha ! Problem solved, the impedence on my cart was 47K not 47. Man, do I feel like a dip switch. ( a happy one)
Still getting some woofer movement from external vibrations but not nearly as bad. I suspect these will deminish once my turntable shelf has been constructed.
The preference of the sound of option A or option B will be some fun critacal listening time on my next day off.