Where to go next with the turntable

I've had a couple Linn LP12 tables prior to this and they sounded good, but I really got tired of the fiddly nature, and paying the guy at the Linn dealer that was 2 hrs away to do an occasional tune up. 

I also owned VPI Scout and Scoutmaster. Absolutely HATED that arm! Hard to set up & adjust. Unipivot always seemed to always be wiggling along with the grooves. Never settled after dropping the needle on the record. It looks like they are better now, but I don't know if I'm willing to give them another shot. 
 

pindac I checked with Soundsmith about capacitance setting since the web page merely says N/A, They told me it does not matter where the phono pre-amp is set as capacitance does not affect the cartridge. 

I'm pretty sure that was Linn that said not to clean records

dayglow, thanks.

Actually I just upgraded to the Hegel from a Musical Surroundings Phonomena II+ which is quite a bit better. 😀
I may look at a Herbies mat again, but the last time I tried a record weight on the Rega, it was not an improvement (on this particular table). 
FYI I do have the table sitting on a IsoAcoustics ZaZen platform which got rid of the groove noise. 

FYI, 
The room is custom built to be a listening room and there are room treatments. Digital sounds just fine, so no adjustments to the room will be needed. 

Don't get me wrong, the sound is great and the Hegel is a big improvement from what I had, We're talking just a bit of warmth along the level of a cable change (which is also something to consider). 

There are corner traps behind the speakers as well as treatments at the first reflection points as well as diffusers on the wall behind me. Guess I could stand to update my profile :-)

I winner why Soundsmith told me it didn’t matter when I asked them directly?

kennyc

I've seen the MoFi tables and love the way some of them look. Haven't seen many reviews of them

wspohn, 
The bass is fine with digital. Hegel H390, 250wpc, Magnepan 3.7i and a pair of SVS SB-3000 subs. 
 

mijostyn
The SME looks interesting. Honestly that is a brand I'd forgotten about. 

As for the speaker set up: I'm sticking with my integrated Hegel H390 so doing all this crossovers, digital preamp and tri-amping is not going to happen. It's too much gear, and I'm retired now with a limited budget. 

I have the MiniDSP UMIK-1 and a couple different apps on my iPad to assist me on the sub set up. The maggies are running full range and start to drop off at 35hz in my room and the subs are crossed over around there (I don't remember the number without looking at the app) with a 24db slope. I used the measurement tools to get the sub phase to blend with the speakers so I have a nice flat response.

The subs are doing very little apart from picking up where the Maggies leave off. 

kennyc, 

Thanks. 
Unfortunately I read some owner's reviews also and there seems to be some QC problems with these tables. Most common complaint I saw was with the queuing lever, not letting the arm come down.  

mijostyn

I use an Hegel H390 integrated amp. No way to use this DSP thing without changing my gear, or using my integrated as an amp only.
Sticking a $1300 digital pre-amp in front of my system, I'm afraid would degrade the sound in spite of improving the bass. 

Might look at the Thorens