Just to add something to the responses, you can do plenty of searching the audio forums on the issue, and couple that up with your own personal experiments. My feeling is the Rega arms and cartridges sound best the Rega way (3 bolts and the resulting overhang that gives you, reportably close to Stevenson theory). For my Exact cartridge I tried Baerwald (Geodisc) with 2 bolts, and the Rega alignment with 3 bolts and preferred the Rega alignment with 3 bolts. Maybe with other cartridges and arms the other theories are better. Also of importance is the specified bolt torque for fixing the cartridge to the arm, which Rega also employs for its speakers. It is easy to get caught up in the important aspect of geometry for Lp playback and discount what I consider to be still more important- things like the mechanical interface between the cartridge and the arm.
Rega Exact 2 cartridge alignment qestion
I just picked up my new Rega P5 and Exact 2 cartridge yesterday from my local dealer. It was my understanding that this particular cartridge utilizes, and was developed for a three point mounting system when used with a Rega tonearm. I was told that you can use a two or three mount alignment with this cartridge (according to my dealer). I am new to analog and would like to know if any members have experience with the Rega Exact cartridge and mounting on the RB700 tone-arm? My dealer set this cartridge up with the two screw non-Rega style setup. I just want to get the best sound I can given the best set up procedure Thanks for you help!