16/06/2026
You were on the money. I took my cartridge off of the tone arm & sure enough, just as you said, the cartridge was mis-wired. What a mis-step!
I correctly reconfigured the wires and, voilà, glorious mono! May I say that mono records still sound good with the stereo switch on, though not to the degree when the mono switch is enacted. I don’t know if that is a result of my old ears or your phono stage being that good. I’m going with the latter.
Thank you again for providing this excellent piece of equipment and for your hands-on assistance throughout.