rega p25 + ortofon x5-mc: to shim or not to shim?

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Ok I saw the post earlier about shimming so I took out my 2mm shim
from storage and tried it...
some records I though of as dark are no doubt better,
some records border on being too bright.
How do I know if i'm overdoing it? I'm torn because
my limited equipment could be showing artifacts
(Musical Fidelity X-LP, Nikko beta preamp, parasound
amp, Sound Dynamics 300ti speakers). On the other
hand the raised 2mm show a bit of more treble detail,
though I think i can detect some treble noise there.
Any p25 / x5-mc owners out there?
thanks in advance,
jondz

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Topic - rega p25 + ortofon x5-mc: to shim or not to shim? - jondz 19:34:49 08/02/05 (3)

General rule is, definitely shim unless it's a Rega cart. - hukkfinn 10:28:08 08/03/05 (0)

Re: rega p25 + ortofon x5-mc: to shim or not to shim? - Aquarium 21:25:59 08/02/05 (1)

That's an easy way to adjust by ear, but - KT88 08:34:52 08/03/05 (0)

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