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Magnepan tonearm

Hi,

I posted some time ago about an old Micro Seiki turntable (BL21) that I purchased w/ a Magnepan Unitrac tonearm. I just purchased another turntable, a Systemdek 2X2 (similar to the current Audio Note 1 table), and moved the Magnepan to the Systemdek. Even with a budget Grado, this combination is quite impressive, and an improvement from what I thought was quite decent sound with the Micro Seiki. Very coherent, with a nice midrange. Perhaps not the best LF, but only compared w/ much more expensive vinyl rigs. The Systemdek came w/ a Rega armboard, which fit the Magnepan. However, I understand that the ideal mounting distance for the Magnepan is slightly off with the Rega armboard. I asked this question once before here or at AA, but does anyone know what adjustments I should make to the armboard to get the Magnepan in an ideal setup? Thanks,

TLH
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Thanks to all. The arm sounds really good on the Systemdek, even with an inexpensive cartridge, but I my ears tell me its not quite set up ideally. I'm upgrading to a little better cartridge and will play around with setup some more once I get the new cartridge. I was hoping that the armboard had a little play so I could adjust the distance if needed, but the arm fits pretty snugly on the armboard. I would have to cut into the armboard hole a little to make adjustments. Anyone think it would be worthwhile for 2mm? Thanks,

TLH
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