Can dirty cartridge pins create distorsion?

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I have an old Shure M75B type 2 in my stock Lenco L75, and I'm planning to upgrade the stylus to an EJ. I'm curious if the dirty cartridge pins are degrading the sound, because from an electrical perspective, these very small voltage levels would be more sensitive to bad contacts than speaker signals, for example. Could it possibly be that dirty contacts can cause a drop in signal level, and/or even crossover distorsion? Has anybody noticed an improvement in sound quality after cleaning these connections?

Best regards,

Peter

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Topic - Can dirty cartridge pins create distorsion? - Peter Olofsson 09:22:23 07/31/07 (5)

RE: Can dirty cartridge pins create distorsion? - jc2000 13:24:10 07/31/07 (0)

Cleaning any/all connectors in your system may noticeably improve..... - Rick W 10:11:31 07/31/07 (2)

RE:Thanks to all! About possible distorsions..... - Peter Olofsson 15:43:12 07/31/07 (1)

More likely a loose connection or bad solder joint would cause distortion/intermittent sound. nt - Rick W 17:34:31 07/31/07 (0)

Of course they can... - EdAInWestOC 09:36:15 07/31/07 (0)

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