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So my wife says to me this morning

So my wife says to me this morning "What did you do to your stereo"?

This morning I took the DL103 off the VPI Scout and mounted it on the Rega P25 with modified RB250 (paint stripped off the armtube and tungsten counterweight installed). I was dying to hear what differences where to be had with my tonearm mods.

"it sounds do much better. Sounds more like music, and less tinny."

Grrr!

That's not what I wanted to hear. The VPI costs so much more, and it looks so much better! Should sound better, right?

It did sound good, damn good. My feet were tapping for the first time.

Well, I put the Scout back in, and had the wife listen again. She said "it sounds irritating, it sounds like noise."

I guess I could put the Scout on display and the P25 in the back somewhere and have it spin the vinyl instead of the Scout.

:( I just love the looks of the Scout.
cableplex

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twl
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I think that the Scout has a better drive system, but the Rega arm is a better match for the DL103.

For Cableplex, if you want that system to really sound good with that cartridge, take 5 minutes to do the HiFi mod to the tonearm for about $2, and you and your wife will really be happy.

Then put the Rega arm on the Scout, and you'll be in business.
twl
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Plato, yes the HiFi mod is the mod with the lead fishing weights on the ends of the Rega bearing axles.

It is simply amazing when you use it with the lower compliance cartridges on the Rega arms.

Basically, it just makes the horizontal effective mass a better match for these cartridges, and boy does it make a difference in sound!
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