Vinyl playback - lack of bass?

Hey @skads_187, you mentioned they were older albums. Were those albums on the thin side compared to your newer thick 180g vinyl? Perhaps your VTA needs to be checked. If the pivot end of your tonearm is raised too high, it can lean out the sound, and if the pivot side is too low, it can overemphasize the bass. Check that out before you make too many changes. Also what resistance settings are you running on your phono stage? Too high of resistor value could also lean out the sound. If you’re running it about 1K, maybe try 470K, or even lower until it sounds correct.

Ok so no secret digital has lower frequency range. However digital bass is more of a slam, as in instant and quickly gone  whereas from a tt your bass freq won't go as low however most interpret it more bass because it will sound fuller, heavier even tho it in the higher frequency range. So measurably yeah your digital should go lower, but your impression should be they are about the same. Obviously there are variables as mentioned as to the turntable, the stylus, the phono  the LPs themselves. I have  few different turntables, one is a Rega P3 w orton black, I do not have a lack of bass compared to my digital setup. Also that seems like plenty of time for your stylus to beak in. All 3 of my stylus took less than 10 hrs to break-in (and yes part of the break-in was bass) after that I never noticed a sonic change. I'd keep looking into. Best of luck 

You have a great system there.  You do NOT need a new TT and cartridge.  Ignore any suggestion to that.  I would recommend you double check your VTA and your tracking force.  Also, maybe experiment with settings on your phono pre amp.  I have noticed that some vinyl versions of the same song lack some deep bass compared to their digital versions.  I think that can be from the mastering as often they are different.  However, for the most part I find my setup very similar in the bass region as I compare analog to digital. 

Op, for my setup, my vinyl side (Hana ML > Aria) is slightly warmer, with slightly stronger bass than my digital side (Aurender > Qutest). I have a SimAudio amp & BHK pre with warm Brimar NOS tubes.

I believe it is component and/or settings dependent.