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Bass Question - should LP range be so different?

I listen to both LP's and CD's. I've noticed, as this is a fairly new setup for me, that the bass is fuller and more balanced with the mids and highs when using my Sony SCD777ES with both redbook an SACD then when I use my Linn Sondek LP12 with Ittok LVII tonearm and Arkiv cartridge feeding into a Verion MKI Phono preamp. The bass through the Linn side seems to lack a rich sonic texture.

The setup beyond these components are a Space-Tech QA-115 full balanced tube per-amp, and a VP-105 50Wrms push-pull tube power amplifier. The speakers are Totem Winds.

I would appreciate any suggestions as to how to boost the bass on the LP side. I also wonder if it is the recordings themselves?

Thank you!
jcbach

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rwwear
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Adjust the VTA until it sounds the way you want it to. Usually a slight downward slope from the pivot point of the arm toward the cartridge yields the best bass.
rwwear
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LPs have the bass rolled off and the highs extended so all the musical content can be placed on a 33.3RPM record. The RIAA EQ curve that is built in to a phono preamp restores the bass and reduces the treble to normal. LPs can and often do sound better than their CD counterpoints even with mediocure components.
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