Shadowx81 Posted November 3, 2018 Share Posted November 3, 2018 Hi, I don't know if this is the right forum for this, so I apologize. I created an account specifically to solve this problem. I just got my R-15PM Powered Monitor-Cherry speakers delivered yesterday. I bought them specifically to listen to records on my new turntable. But when I plugged the record player ach cables into the speakers, all I got was an extremely broken, loud, static-y noise roughly to the beat of the music with a faint bit of fuzzy audio hidden under all the noise. I tested the Bluetooth function with my Ipod and the sound is flawless, and I also tried a friend's turntable with the system and got the same broken noise as with mine. This seems to only be happening with the phono function. Can anyone help? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deang Posted November 3, 2018 Share Posted November 3, 2018 Send them back for an exchange. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadowx81 Posted November 4, 2018 Author Share Posted November 4, 2018 Does anyone know what it might be though or experienced similar issues? I just want to ensure im not just being stupid here and if I order another set it will happen again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbphoto Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 Just make sure your line-in is switched to "phono" and the ground wire is connected. If so, then there may be a faulty phono stage inside the R-15PM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadowx81 Posted November 4, 2018 Author Share Posted November 4, 2018 Is the ground wire important to getting good sound quality from the records? It was listed as "optional" on the instructions and there is no place to connect it to my record player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadBlue Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 1 hour ago, Shadowx81 said: Is the ground wire important to getting good sound quality from the records? It was listed as "optional" on the instructions and there is no place to connect it to my record player. Some turntables have a ground and some don't , if yours doesn't then you don't need it. Been a long time since I used TT,s but I seem to recall needing to select MM or MC based on the stylus type, is there a switch for that on the speaker near the inputs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadowx81 Posted November 6, 2018 Author Share Posted November 6, 2018 On 11/4/2018 at 9:07 AM, RadBlue said: Some turntables have a ground and some don't , if yours doesn't then you don't need it. Been a long time since I used TT,s but I seem to recall needing to select MM or MC based on the stylus type, is there a switch for that on the speaker near the inputs? Nah, the only switch is to switch it to Phono. What do you guys think the problem is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbphoto Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 What kind of TT do you have? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadowx81 Posted November 7, 2018 Author Share Posted November 7, 2018 (edited) Sony PSLX300USB Also, I received my replacement pair of speakers from Amazon and same exact problem. Staticy, scratchy, thumping, noise. We are now at 2 turntables, 2 pairs of speakers. There is something up here...... Not to mention how extremely frustrating it has been. Edited November 7, 2018 by Shadowx81 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuzzzer Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 Are you connecting the TT with the USB or the RCA connectors? You mention 'ach' cables but that isn't a cable type. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deang Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 If the turntable has a grounding wire, you have to ground it. There is ground screw terminal on the back of the speaker, and clearly labeled. If you are using interconnects, there is a possibility that they are faulty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Richard Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 Make sure that the "Phono/Line" switch on the back of the turntable is set to "Phono" and that the cables are plugged into the appropriate jacks on both the TT and the speaker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadowx81 Posted November 8, 2018 Author Share Posted November 8, 2018 (edited) Both the turntable and speakers are set to Phono, the rca cables are plugged in to the correct colors in the speakers (they come straight out of the tt), and there is no ground wire on my turntable. Edited November 8, 2018 by Shadowx81 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadowx81 Posted April 4, 2019 Author Share Posted April 4, 2019 Still experiencing the same problem. Any new ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gmacsinthehouse Posted May 7, 2021 Share Posted May 7, 2021 I had the same scratchy static sound and it was fixed with both the turntable and speaker set to phono. Easy fix for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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