New Cartridge - Weird Chirping Sound

[jaragaki]

I just mounted a Kiseki Blue NS on my Prime. All is well except for a very weird "chriping" sound in the left channel during the outer grooves only. The best I can describe the sound is a woodblock playing in the background. It's not revolutions related; it's a random beat (but near 60 bpm). It's not noticeable on loud passages and disappears after about 1/2" into the vinyl.

Have checked connection, and pivot. No anti-skate except for 1 twist on the cable.

Am I missing anything? Anyone experience the same chirping effect?

[Stringreen]

just wondering if you checked if the rear of the cartridge is making contact with an occasional warp in the record/etc.

[jaragaki]

Tail is up a bit, though the whole cartridge body rides pretty low. Thanks for the input

[Brf]

A couple of suggestions.

Make sure....

1) ...the platter bearing is clean and lubricated
2) ...the pivot spike assembly is tight. Also, make sure the pivot spike is secured and tight in the assembly
3) ...the VTA tower and dog leg support pillar grub screws are tightened
4) ...the table is level
5) ...the tonearm cable is relaxed and not over twisted.

[audiom3]

If I'm understanding your description correctly, this is an issue with the Blue NS. I have spoken with a few people who have this same issue. I describe it as a metallic sound. I rip a lot of vinyl and on quiet passages. I get a chinking kind of sound. It's like the cantilever is making contact with the metal body when it hits an imperfection in the vinyl. Needless to say, I haven't had much luck with the Blue NS. I have always gotten some fairly nasty transient distortion in the right channel and no amount of trouble shooting has lessened it. So it's been at Soundsmith for inspection for nearly 2 months and I haven't heard back yet (it only has around 100 hours on it).

[Fast-n-Bulbous]

Curious if this is the sound you are hearing (or similar): https://soundcloud.com/mr_b-1/click/s-kL5qF
I started noticing this sound at the beginning of LPs about 6 months or so ago. Have no idea what it is, but maybe it could be my new Hana.