Well, things are okay I suppose -- for CD-4.
It's sounding better when I play albums I purchased new years ago (rather than the used stuff off Discogs.) But I got a few good used ones.
I think the demodulator is having issues. For some reason, all of a sudden, the vocals seem to be coming out of the rear. I thought it was the Tony Orlando and Dawn's Greatest Hits album (which I read isn't that great when it comes to quad) But my Eagles On the Border seems to be doing the same thing.
At this point, it's probably the demodulator in my Sansui receiver more than a cartridge/stylus issue. I'd love to have someone look at it, but I don't think the shops around here would understand quad.
I recently purchased a NOS JVC demodulator, cartridge and stylus. Brand new. Never used. But it wouldn't turn on when I got it.
It's been in a local shop for two months for repair, but they have been super slow at getting parts. (Pandemic issues, they tell me.) We'll see what happens when I get that back and try it.