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Raven One Owners - some questions

I've had my Raven One, Graham Phantom II, Dynavector XX2 combination for a month and now that everything is getting broken in I am beginning to consider some set up tweaks.

The Raven One now ships without the mat. Jeff C. said that "most listeners" prefer it without the mat; that is how he and Thomas W. prefer it. What are your experiences with and without the mat?

I am also thinking about isolation and what the table should be sitting on. Currently it is on the top shelf of my Mapleshade sampson rack and the shelf is 2" thick maple. The table has the new Stillpoint feet. I have another 2" Mapleshade platform that I could put on top of the rack, with Mapleshade brass triplepoints between the top shelf and the platform. But before I mess with that, has anyone tried anything like that and what results did you get?

Any other tweaks you have discovered with the Raven set-up?

Thanks,

Dave
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stiltskin
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Tricon
I also use a Raven one with the supplied Stillpoint feet, no mat, Phantom arm first series and Dyavector XV-1.

The table is on it's own dedicated maple stand utilizing the large adjustable Finite Elemente cera base feet.
The table itself sits on a Symposium shelf with Finite Elemente cera puc feet.

My experience this past summer taking away the Finite Elemente feet , Symposium shelf and setting the table back on the stands original 2 inch thick butcher block shelf.

A fair degree of low level resolution and focus was gone.
Also immediately noticed was the fabulous bloom and note decay of this combination was effected.

However experimenting with feet, equiptment stands and shelves will certainly have positive results most of the time, I have not tried many under my Raven.
The Symposium shelf ,maple stand and Finite Elemente feet work very well.

There is something else you may want to consider first.

Dave if you have not already I would give serious thought to a MintLp arc protractor including WalkerAudio's Prelude record cleaner and Step 4 rinse.

The Mint protractor and both Walker products could be had for the price of ONE Finite Elemente equiptment stand base.

The returns for the amount of money spent cannot be equaled.
BTW...Nice system
stiltskin
499 posts
 
Tricon

Regarding the MintLp arc protractor, it's a high precision set up tool made specifically for your table and tonearm.

You can read all about it here in the analogue discussion section specifically { Stringreens thread... mintlp}including info at their web site MintLp.com....Best 100 bucks I have ever spent in this hobby.
Lloyd Walkers active enzyme base record cleaner and Step 4 final rinse does exactly as advertised with a full money back guarantee.
Much can be read about using active enzyme soak cleaners as a first step method for cleaning new and vintage Lps.


For sure sound pressure levels are not an issue with your fabulous Quads.
The Stillpoint feet on the Raven turned out to be head and shoulders improvement above the Milleium brand.

Perhaps Stillpoints other product line would be a good place to start for experimenting.
Borrow and try what you can, your ears will let you know.
Make sure you have a accurate spirit level to use on your table for each stand or shelf you try.

David12s wall mount shelf is about as good as locating your table in another room.
Eventally I'll go this route mounting a shelf on the wall.
Built in book cases are an issue.
Let us know how you make out.
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