Rega P3 RS, Michell TecnoDec, Avid Ingenium

@benfica1 I’m planning on using the stock DC power supply that comes with the TecnoDec.  It’s supposed to be quite good and engineered for the ’table.  I don’t really see any reason to use anything else.

@lpluvr 

caution: some Rega cartridges are only 14mm in height, many other makers are around 18mm, some as tall as 21mm.

have you confirmed the height adjustability of the arm on that TT?

@elliottbnewcombjr The Michell T2i is a tweaked Rega RB330, so no built-in VTA adjustment per se.  However, you can use spacers under the tonearm to raise the height when using non-Rega cartridges.  Rega (and others) make 2mm spacers to raise the arm height if necessary. 

Ortofon also has a version of the 2M called the 2MR with a narrower cartridge body that is made specifically for Rega-based tonearms, eliminating the need for spacers.

@lewm 

I don’t know about Denons, I assumed the arm geometry would be correct of course. Afterward, I wondered, you make a lot of sense, I just felt that I might have promoted a model with a known problem, so I wanted to ’undo’ any endorsement and let the OP and others figure it out for themselves.

Nothing defending the TT like you just did popped up right away which I thought would have occurred.

When I see some of the dumb things Sony does on different models of their cameras, and odd things in autos, I say to my self, "how long have they been making _____s?

Where is Kodak, Sears, A&P, you would think .......

@lpluvr 

here’s a screen shot of the specs, the height of the AT160ml is 17 or 17.3mm. Just the body, or does that include the stylus in the groove with a tracking force applied?

I'm gonna measure mine tomorrow.