Chester
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Hi
I have two questions I need some help with relating to my turntable setup. I am very much an amateur so may be Misunderstanding how these things work, so I apologise upfront!
Setup:
Technics 1210 mk2, everything is standard.
Audio Technica AT33PTG/II MC cartridge
Cambridge Duo Phono stage
RME ADI-2 Pro BE R
Q1. If I set the input gain on the RME to its lowest setting, the noise floor when nothing is playing looks to be around -76dB. If I increase the input gain it obviously increases the noise floor to around -66dB or there abouts. I have been keeping the input setting on the RME at its lowest and then just having the volume higher. Am I losing any dynamic range or anything else by doing this?
Q2. The system sounds good and I appreciate the medium is not going to produce state of the art sound but is there anything I could do to eek out anymore performance from this set up? I often hear people say the stock RCA cables on the Technics limit performance but that could just be Audiophile rubbish. I’m only really interested in relatively simple tweaks to improve things rather than get into new turntables, phone stages etc.
Any advice welcome.
Chester
I have two questions I need some help with relating to my turntable setup. I am very much an amateur so may be Misunderstanding how these things work, so I apologise upfront!
Setup:
Technics 1210 mk2, everything is standard.
Audio Technica AT33PTG/II MC cartridge
Cambridge Duo Phono stage
RME ADI-2 Pro BE R
Q1. If I set the input gain on the RME to its lowest setting, the noise floor when nothing is playing looks to be around -76dB. If I increase the input gain it obviously increases the noise floor to around -66dB or there abouts. I have been keeping the input setting on the RME at its lowest and then just having the volume higher. Am I losing any dynamic range or anything else by doing this?
Q2. The system sounds good and I appreciate the medium is not going to produce state of the art sound but is there anything I could do to eek out anymore performance from this set up? I often hear people say the stock RCA cables on the Technics limit performance but that could just be Audiophile rubbish. I’m only really interested in relatively simple tweaks to improve things rather than get into new turntables, phone stages etc.
Any advice welcome.
Chester