Clearaudio Bluemotion

Ihcho, great to hear that you got you TT set-up and are having so much fun with it. Don't let the color bother you, you are supposed to listen with your eyes closed!

The color does not bother me much, so I can still listen to the music with my eyes open. ;-)
Anyway, it was the first time I've ever done a turntable setup, and I learned more about all those settings.

Does your tonearm stay still without the block used to set the height? It is still sitting on the platter to support the tonearm. I am a little bit worried if the tonearm would fall without the block.

Ihcho: Have you tighten the bolt from the side of the turntable base, that locks the Tonearm into height? if you have tighten it well then it should sit really great without any trouble at all. If you totally have missed the bolt, then you have to put it there right away!

A pickup upgrade (like "Benz Micro Ace" or "Clearaudio Virtuoso") will make a huge difference from the original pickup. Also, i would consider the upgrade feet for later on if you have any kind of trouble with vibrations from speakers and such on to the turntable.

At first trial, I thought I tightened the bolt firm enough, but after I removed the block, the tonearm was about to fall down.
I readjusted the arm and tightened again, this time a little bit tighter. But, I could not remove the block away this time. Maybe I could if I push it hard enough, but I did not. I was afraid if it would scratch the body or move the tonearm. So, it sits on the body under the tonearm. It does not particularly look good, but as long as it does not hurt, I will just leave it as it is for a while.

Well, maybe next time when I get a jack pot, I will try an upgrade. ;-) I guess I need to also upgrade my amp (Chinese Yaqin MC10L) and preamp (Clearaudio microbasic) when I upgrade to a higher cartridge. Then, my speaker (Taylo 7U) may have to be upgraded. Then, TT, ... Yeh, I know it never ends. Probably a better cartridge would be the first upgrade I will try.
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