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Of course I don't know if this also applies to your other cartridges that are working correctly through the same phono stage, but the VTA/bad electricity "problem" is peculiar to long line contact styluses.  And as I also noted recently, poor contacts anywhere along the route can do this, too.  You've probably already cleaned all the connectors, starting with the cartridge clips, but if not, give it a try.  Unlikely as it sounds, Clearaudio makes/markets the nicest cartridge clips I have seen/heard/used.

Remember the cable also goes dead with no use, and maybe try swapping phono cable before oyu throw in the towel.

Sometimes it seems like the better a component works when it's up, the worse it sounds when its down.

Good luck.

Best,
Paul S

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