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Vinyl Virgin seeks additional advice

My inherited Rega P1 (see http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?eanlg&1200066271&read&3&4& for history) got its new cart, a Ortofon 2M Red, installed by a local audio dealer. The first day of operation was great, good sound, no skipping on new and used LP's. The next day it wouldn't play more than what sounded like a rotation, repeating a two second phrase. I slid the counterweight towards the pivot point and it played through a few cuts before starting to skip again. I have leveled the table and beyond that I don't know what to do. Any ideas of what may be going on? Should the turntable be this finicky?
Thanks for your input.
panamared

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jeffreybowman2k
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I would:
1. Call local audio dealer to come back and get it right
2. Check anti-skate to see if that will cut down "skipping."
3. Check VTF with a scale to make sure you are in the right range for your cart (if you don't have one, you can get a scale for as little as $20 from any of the online audio retailers). You definately do not want to be adjusting the VTF without knowing that you are within the correct parameters for your cartridge.

The TT should NOT be that finicky. It just needs to be set up properly. Good luck.
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