"Adrian C" wrote in message
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Keith G wrote:
Have a little play with the VTA to see if it makes a difference: Play
a suitable record on its own and then with another record underneath
it and then with two underneath it (I think you'll find the spindle
long enough) - see/hear what difference it makes, if any.

Thanks Keith, will do... when I dig it out of the garage where it's
been resting since being replaced.

Even better is to get a friend to do the listening without seeing
what you are doing....

My friends are like "you spent *that much ???* on a replacement, are
you mad!!!".



You got the wrong sort of friends!


Happily the bass from the replacement deck, arm, cart and fuzzy
felt thing on a glass platter is more than sufficient. Which is a
relief because adjusting VTA on that is .... well, nah... let's not go
there ;-(


My own experience of 'felt mat on glass' was on a Manticore Mantra with
a Rega 250 tonearm - put me off both felt mat/glass platters and Rega
tonearms!! Have you tried comparing with and without the felt? Here's a
nasty little wobblicam movie of the Manticore where, even allowing for
the
weedy digital camera recording (and the lightsome speakers I was using),
you will perhaps be able to determine the obvious lack of bass:

http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/show/Manticore.wmv


Bass (low notes) without *slam* and impact is nothing!

The bass from this ****pile:

http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/myhifi/VicSponge.jpg


can punch holes in sheet steel and stop runaway trains!! ;-)