Sylvania Exponent 4/40 Sound Issues

[cooljer]

I have been working on this unit for a few weeks. The problem I am having is with the sound ouptut from the Garrard turntable. The sound is fuzzy and distorted--especially on vocals. Some album tracks sound better than others but even then the clarity is not there.
The unit has a brand new ceramic cartridge & needle. I have played a CD player and a tape deck through the AUX inputs and the sound is great, crystal clear. I plugged in my headphones and got the same great sound.
The turntable through the headphones sounds the same as the speakers-bad.
Any advice on where to start looking would be appreciated. Thanks.