[Jukebox-list] Tempo 1 Cartridge-Help please

[francois.v at videotron.ca]

Hello everyone,

I need your help here.  I have a Tempo 1 mono version and I had the amp rebuilt recently and the speakers reconed.  I installed new EL-34 and following Bill Bickers recommendation, I installed a Pickering NP/AC magnetic cartridge.  The sound is great but very low, way too low for a jukebox.  I brought the amp back to the guy who rebuilt it, he checked all the voltages and everything was fine. We tried different ceramic cartridges, Astatic 51, Pfansthiel P-132 and they are all louder but the sound is not as good (in my impression).

Is there something wrong with my Pickering NP/AC cartrdige ?  I soldered the small clips while they were on the cartridge leads, do you think I might have damaged the cartridge ?  It works, but is way too low.

Should I order a new NP/AC just to test a different one ? Or should I just install a ceramic ?

Your help or advice would be much appreciated.

Thanks in advance,
Bye  :-)
Francois