To adjust the VTA on the JMW-9 arm you have to first loosen the two setscrews on the round base and then turn the adjustment wheel. Once the desired height is set you then snug up those two setscrews. This is briefly explained is section 7 on page 12 of the manual. By lowering the VTA you should effectively decrease high frequency output, as will lowering the load impedance of the phono stage. Hope this helps!
Trouble Decreasing Treble
My current setup:
VPI Prime Scout w/ JMW 9” arm
Hana SL MC Cart
Lehmannaudio Black Cube SE II
Line Magnetic 211ia
GoldenEar Triton 5
I recently bought the VPI and Hana to complete my setup (for now). Certain genres like electronic and indie rock (think James Blake and Sufjan Stevens) sound amazing while other artist with heavier rock influences like the Black Keys are frankly irritating to listen to.
As far as I can tell the VTA wheel on the Prime Scout is useless as it only raises the height of the cue lever and tail end of the arm. I’ve resorted to adjusting the VTA by lowering the pivot needle itself, but now I’ve bottomed out and while the bass is good the treble is still too high. Does anyone have any insight or additional info that might help me out?
Additional info:
Hana SL recommended impedance >400 ohms
BC SE II set to MC 1 kohm
-Thanks
VPI Prime Scout w/ JMW 9” arm
Hana SL MC Cart
Lehmannaudio Black Cube SE II
Line Magnetic 211ia
GoldenEar Triton 5
I recently bought the VPI and Hana to complete my setup (for now). Certain genres like electronic and indie rock (think James Blake and Sufjan Stevens) sound amazing while other artist with heavier rock influences like the Black Keys are frankly irritating to listen to.
As far as I can tell the VTA wheel on the Prime Scout is useless as it only raises the height of the cue lever and tail end of the arm. I’ve resorted to adjusting the VTA by lowering the pivot needle itself, but now I’ve bottomed out and while the bass is good the treble is still too high. Does anyone have any insight or additional info that might help me out?
Additional info:
Hana SL recommended impedance >400 ohms
BC SE II set to MC 1 kohm
-Thanks