Zenith Cobramatic Stroboscope - Muffled Audio?

[Dubis7]

Oh, I should have been clearer - it was the other turntable with its built-in amp. Just confirming the record shouldn't be this muffled.

Just checked the rubber bit. It looks right, but maybe I installed the needle wrong? Tried to grab a photo to see if anything jumps out as an issue: https://photos.google.com/share/AF1Q...l1dVhpTkRJZ1B3

[zeno]

Looks OK. The other test you can try is unplug the audio from the TT
and hook it to a low level audio source like a cassette deck.

[Dubis7]

Let me see if I can figure out how to do that. Sounds like it would require actually building an adapter or something. I need to see if this turntable is soldered or just plugged into the amp.

[zeno]

Almost always the TT audio plugs in with an RCA jack. Yours is mono
so just one. If stereo two plugs. Some do use other type jack.

Zeno

[Dubis7]

Okay so I was able to work out the plugs on the bottom - it's a three prong plug similar to the one on my restored RCA suitcase player. Is that a standardized design? If so and if I knew what it was called I might could wire up something that could plug into the aux jack of a cassette player and run the audio through the amp to see if that's where my issue is.

[zeno]

Only 2 wires go to the cart. Dont know what they called the plug.
Unplug it and tack on a jack. BE SURE its not the AC power cord !

Zeno

[Dubis7]

No I can definitely see the wires from the tonearm connected to the plug on the turntable side. I think what I'll do is identify the live pins to the amplifier and then find a way to run some alligator clips or something from a radio to that. Then I can hear how the amp sounds with a different source.