Poor BASS with Dynavector XX2 +Sunilda + AudioNote

Great to hear things have improved with something as "simple" as VTA adjustment ;) Try to play around with different VTA settings and keep track of it using a stack of cards. A change in as much the thinkness of a single card can make quite a bit of a difference for the Dyna XX_2. Good luck and enjoy!

Hello from a fellow DPS owner!

I know both the DPS/Rega combo and the XX-2 pretty well (although not together). I don't see a mismatch between the Rega arm and the XX-2 cart in term of a resonance/compliance match. A few things to check:

- Cartridge loading: What loading do you use? Does the phono use an step-up internally for the MC input? The XX-2 requires a pretty low loading (12-30 with a step-up, 30-100 Ohm into a solid state MC input).

- VTA: I would start with the arm parallel to the record.

- Is this a DPS modded Rega or a basic Rega arm? The rewired arm is substantially better than the stock Rega arm.

Best wishes,

Rene

Patrick,

you should be able to change VTA on the DPS: The Rega arm should be secured with a set-screw from the side; you can loosen the set screw and lift the arm a little bit; then tighten the set screw. I use business cards to measure the distance between arm and plinth to achieve repeatable and accurate VTA adjustments on the DPS.

The XX-2 is very sensitive to VTA changes from my own experience with setting up my friends turntable. How far is the tonearm tube from parallel to record?

My friend uses a loading of around 100 Ohm into his Pass XOno.

Just curious - where are you located?

Best wishes,

Rene

Stelma - the DPS already is designed so that VTA can be adjusted (just simply via set-screw).

Most VTA adjustment system (e.g. Riggle, Incognito) would not work if the arm is correctly mounted on the DPS (i.e. set screw from the side rather than the counter nut usually used on the Rega arm).

I completely agree with Soliver - you should have hex set-screw in place. Willi
(the DPS designer) makes a special one that has a flattened ball-point so that
the threads of the Rega arm are not damaged. For other arms (e.g. the
Schroeder No.2 arm) that one should be exchanged for a ball point hex screw.

I prefer the set-screw method combined with deck of cards (that you slide
between arm post and plinth to measure height and remove after set-up) to the
other Rega methods for VTA adjustment.