piedpiper

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Sharing my excitement........new Rega P3-24 table
d'ya get a demo of the outboard power supply? 
10 Levels of Turntable Mastery
Does a foot broke by a 90 pound platter count for anything, or is that just entry into the Darwin Awards?Grimace,before enlightenment, clean records, adjust VTA; after enlightenment, clean records, adjust VTA. 
Rega RB300 arm & Sumiko Blackbird - good match?
Paulfolbrecht,I assume then that you experimented with VTA? 
How do you level your turntable?
04rdking,good point, but, actually, ideally you want to level both the arm and the platter, neither of which might be aligned with the plinth. 
How do you level your turntable?
The plinth is not necessarily in line with the platter unless you have confirmed that it is. 
Good Analog EQ
Rives might be the heavy artillary you need. They do good work. 
Good Analog EQ
correction to my last post: it should read "optimized setup". 
Good Analog EQ
Also, best to start with an optimized setting so as to minimized required corrections. 
Help please
Congratulations. Experience is a wonderful thing. Most of us have learned the hard way at some point or other. 
Good Analog EQ
That's very true, but the pro audio community usually thinks nothing of putting all kinds of things in the signal path for the convenience of manipulability, and are often looking for pleasing colorations rather than maintaining ultimate transpare... 
Good Analog EQ
Kal, perhaps I'm using the wrong words. In any case, the same frequency will be supported by both walls creating a larger bump up at that frequency. The ideal is to distribute the supported room induced frequency anomalies so none get too far out ... 
How do you level your turntable?
Actually, a 9' torpedo oughta level things very well. ;-) 
Good Analog EQ
3'8" from you to the axis of the speakers but 6' to each speaker. How did the bass improve? If this is too disconcerting try 5 feet from the back wall. This'll probably work very well for you if the other was too much. 
Good Analog EQ
Measurements should be made from just behind the center of the woofer cone. The Aeriels shouldn't have a dip in the midrange. It's more likely that the room nodes in the bass are eclipsing it. 15db humps in the mid bass due to room/positioning are... 
How do you level your turntable?
Ditto Doug/Zen