Poor speaker placement HAS to be addressed BEFORE wasting time chasing "upgrades." Sumiko teaches that there are usually several "power spots" to put your speaker in the room and get some better sound out of them-AND get them to sound "powerful." Poor speaker placement will KILL the sound of your set. PLUS-go online and look up "the Sumiko Master Set system for speaker placement technique." This will teach you a lifetime of upgrades that cost ZERO-just better hookup decisions and better room setup! In short your system needs HELP to sound dynamic.īEFORE you do ANYTHING-go buy "Get Better Sound" the book and/or DVD from Jim Smith online. Your interconnects are probably dead sounding too as most ARE dead sounding. Your CD "player" (the Oppo) is not known for having a strong lower register. What can I do to improve the sound of my records without taking a home equity loan.Ĭlick to expand.5E is terrible except as an entry level cart-lifeless and dull in the extreme. Ive played a number records from original pressing Blue Notes(The Sermon, Stylings Of Silver) Liberty pressings, DMM audiophile pressings, some older Columbias, older Verves, Prestige, Emarcy and they all sound pretty flat. I have a stylus force scale on order too. Cartridge appears to be aligned using free protractor. I clean my records with a Spin Clean, use a carbon brush to remove dust and static, Onzow Zerodust for stylus, 15oz record weight and use no mat on platter. Uturn Orbit with Ortofon 5E cartridge (acrylic platter) 6. Heavy, rigid interconnects(unknown brand) 5. A few years back I bought a sound system from a fellow that was mostly complete, but had no source. I've picked up records over the years but new nothing about record care(cleaning & static) but always handled by the edge. My favorite music is mostly Hard Bop mid 50s thru mid 60s. I have the first record i purchased from a flea market 45 years ago. I will preface this question with, I know little to nothing on how to create quality sound.
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