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In Reply to: I have the exact tweak bug that you cite. posted by hukkfinn on September 16, 2006 at 14:06:29:
They said this same kind of thing with the Linn Cirkus upgrade. I said this earlier. Some people just like the sound they have and do not want to tamper with it at all. I also think that what some people call the "life" in the sound of a table is just a particular distortion that they find appealing. When this distortion is removed, they do not hear the "sound" they liked before and so they say it has to be bad. I listen for detail in the music, but not at the expense of the entire musical picture. If a tweak makes one thing great and the rest sound awful, then the tweak is bad. This is why I try about everything. If I feel that it brings me closer to the music, it is good. A Nuance shelf is a tweak. You could say that Mr. Gandy did not design the Rega using this type of support. So, we are going against his design philosophy/wishes. If you like the sound of your table with a Nuance shelf, then is there anything wrong with this? I do not think so. You could change the brand of tires that are on your car. You feel a smoother ride and better contact with the road. You like the way it feels, when you drive it. Where these tires part of the design philosophy behind the car? No, but you feel a better driving experience. There are a lot of bad tweaks out there, but I do not think that it is good to discourgage experimentation. Just listen and decide.
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"A Nuance [sic] shelf is a tweak. You could say that Mr. Gandy did not design the Rega using this type of support. So, we are going against his design philosophy/wishes."Rega's setup flyers recommend a light, rigid, level shelf for their turntables--Neuance caters to this design philosophy in an exceptional way.
I am just reporting my experiences with a certain kind of tweak. The numerous mass-oriented tweaks that seem to help VPI and other mass-loving turntables simply have not worked for me on my Rega. That's what I am saying. I said nothing about tweaking in general. I admitted that I have the tweak bug myself. For example, a tweak that worked for my Rega was using the thin rubber shelf liner from the grocery store for the mat. It also acts as a VTA-lowering device. Ha!I find it very useful to read other people's experiences with tweaks before I try one. That's why I'm reporting my results with the ones that are mentioned here. OMalley had different results. That's great, it's the whole point of forums like this for people to relate their various experiences.
Hukk
you say a change makes a positive difference and they talk concept.
I have tried some of the tweaks you have done and I have had the smae experience as you. They were for the positive and removed 'distorion', as you pointed out.
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