Sorry to say, but I have never been a fan of the cirkus bearing. To me, it always made it sound more "digital" and lost the magic of the LP12. Removing the trampoline is a step in the right direction in my opinion.
New LP12, I like some things and some I don't.
Original LP12:
Pre-Cirkus bearing
Ittok II
Valhalla
Older base with no corner braces.
New LP12:
Cirkus
Lingo
Early Ekos
Trampoline
Corner braced base
I transferred my my Benz M2 Wood body cart to the new table.
At first the midrange was very forward & shouting. Bass was better defined but weaker. I recall people saying the Trampoline was not good if your table is on a wall shelf like mine, so I removed it and put the stock feet and bottom cover on instead.
Much better, bass was strong & well defined, imaging was wider, the midrange backed off some, but is still too forward.
Does anyone have an opinion about what to do to get the midrange to relax? I still have my old table and can mix match parts if necessary. I think the sound I'm not liking may be due to the Cirkus bearing?
Pre-Cirkus bearing
Ittok II
Valhalla
Older base with no corner braces.
New LP12:
Cirkus
Lingo
Early Ekos
Trampoline
Corner braced base
I transferred my my Benz M2 Wood body cart to the new table.
At first the midrange was very forward & shouting. Bass was better defined but weaker. I recall people saying the Trampoline was not good if your table is on a wall shelf like mine, so I removed it and put the stock feet and bottom cover on instead.
Much better, bass was strong & well defined, imaging was wider, the midrange backed off some, but is still too forward.
Does anyone have an opinion about what to do to get the midrange to relax? I still have my old table and can mix match parts if necessary. I think the sound I'm not liking may be due to the Cirkus bearing?