triskadecaphobic
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| Rega planar 8 : Tracking force and Anti-skate settings The question is though why doesn't Rega recommend this 0.5 anti skate value or a value close to that when it's obvious that a value similar to VTF as they recommend produces poor sound ? The sweet spot of 0.5 is so far from their recommendation t... | |
| Rega planar 8 : Tracking force and Anti-skate settings "Have you tried setting the antiskate to zero, playing a typical LP, and then gradually increasing antiskate from zero until your ears tell you there is no distortion in the right channel" I went ahead and followed your advice. I found that 0.5 g... | |
| Rega planar 8 : Tracking force and Anti-skate settings How about this ? https://www.ebay.com/itm/403230790826 | |
| Rega planar 8 : Tracking force and Anti-skate settings Setting the Tracking force is very easy. I found the sweet spot to be 1.80 gr. 1.81 is a bit less refined and so is 1.79. Setting the anti skate is a bit harder. Yes. Setting anti skating to 50-60% of the VTF is way better that 100% of VTF but the... | |
| Sound carpet I got to keep my old dense shag carpet. I put it on when I listen to music. I grew a pair :-) | |
| Rega planar 8 : Tracking force and Anti-skate settings jcoehler & tubegb, You are right ! setting anti skating to 50-60% of the VTF resolved 90% of the stylus jumps and also improved the sound significantly. Especially the sound stage. I guess the rest pf the 10% are related to dirt or scratches ... | |
| Sound carpet I'm in the process of convincing She Who Must Be Obeyed to do that with a small mobile shag carpet that was found to resolve the sound issue and will be stored away when I'm not listening to music ... In parallel, I'm also looking for a permanent ... | |
| Rega Planar 8 : Linn Linto phono stage vs. Rega Aria phono stage I can tell from my experience that also the interconnects need a brake in period. I’ll give the whole setup a month or two before I make any decision. As for the human voice being natural, I agree that it is very natural but I can remember a set... | |
| Rega planar 3 upgrade I just purchased the Rega Planar 8.Assuming I have Linn Linto as phonostage, what do you think would be the best value for money cartridge ? Ania pro or Apheta ? | |
| Rega planar 3 upgrade I totally agree guys. You convinced me. After 30 years...its time to let go.It reminds me a restoration I did to a Suzuki GSX750ES 1985. I gave it my heart but eventually it remained a beautiful but old antique, with a fraction of the fun of a new... | |
| Rega Planar 3 : Heavily upgraded yet produces a sound that I don't like I read it carefully. I still do not understand the difference between the two.Please explain this and if possible a step by step procedure of what needs to be added ? Resistor in parallel to right and left ? What values ? | |
| Rega Planar 3 : Heavily upgraded yet produces a sound that I don't like I found a relevant thread I started a few years ago. The tech specs I listed there show no mismatch:"Rondo red:Recommended load impedance 10-200 OhmLinn linto:The input impedance measured 165 ohms at 1kHzhttp://www.ortofon.com/products/cartridges/... | |
| Rega Planar 3 : Heavily upgraded yet produces a sound that I don't like Problem solved ! Well... most of it ...I decided to start the Rondo Red setup from scratch. All I knew is that the dealer who sold it to me used a Baerwald protractor for Rega to set the Cartridge alignment. I read that a Stevenson protractor for ... | |
| Rega Planar 3 : Heavily upgraded yet produces a sound that I don't like A quick update..The local Rega dealer kindly agreed to lend a Rega phonostage next weekend to take home and replace my Linn Linto to help isolate the guilty component.Assuming this doesn't help, the next step would be to try a new MC cartridge. Wo... | |
| Rega Planar 3 : Heavily upgraded yet produces a sound that I don't like Regarding VTA, mentioned above, here are 2 images:https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1AQ4z20Lw9QczeRBqYEcEexC5pD66FdTE?usp=sharing |