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I'm Mike.
Just kidding, if it was me and it was brand new it's going back for sure.Originally Posted by karma67
Too many times people these days just accept lower standards which then become THE standard.
Get it boxed up and ask for a replacement, be wary they don't just send the same one back though.
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I'm jamie.
yep,im boxing it back up now,as you say it will be playing on my mind if i keep it.
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I'm Paul.
Hello Jamie,
Not realising it was you, I have just commented on the Hoffman site on the original photo which appears to me showing the headshell skewed, but the later now appears to show the stylus not quite centred on the cantilever and the cantilever slightly twisted on the end, Send it back, But when you do get a new one let me know what your impressions are of it as I am just about to buy one of these but may now put off for now.
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Yes, this is wise. Nagging doubt with skew any positive or negative feedback you may have given the performance.
Wise words from Mikey.
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I'm jamie.
yep will do,your welcome to pop over and hear it before you buy yours.
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John Wood KT88 Amp.
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Sony TTS-8000 Turntable.
PMAT-1010 MK6 Tonearm.
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Yamaha NS1000m Speakers
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Location: brighton uk.
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I'm jamie.
i hope i have better luck with the KB!
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John Wood KT88 Amp.
Paradise Phono Stage
Sony TTS-8000 Turntable.
PMAT-1010 MK6 Tonearm.
Ortofon Cadenza Bronze
Sony X555ES Cd Player
Yamaha NS1000m Speakers
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Location: Solihull, UK
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I'm Bob.
Yep Jamie - back in the box and straight back.
The cantilever looks twisted in relation to the body with the result that the stylus isn't at 90 deg to the record surface. Reinforced by your comment about channel imbalance.
If you get a replacement I'd be interested in your thoughts regarding SQ. I'm a fan of AT and this is one of the few carts I still look longingly at.
Good luck for a quick turnaround.
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I can't imagine Ortofon letting you down.
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I'm Mike.
Ortofon probably wouldn't but it's an Audio Technica
As the late Colonel Sanders once said
"I'm too drunk to taste this chicken!!"
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I'm Mike.
I've been reading this thread with interest as I too have recently bought an ART9, luckily mine seems fine, the cantilever on the ART9 is incredibly fine, did you 1st notice something wasn't right because it sounded wrong or was it because it just didn't look right
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"I'm too drunk to taste this chicken!!"
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