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In Reply to: Re: rega p25 + ortofon x5-mc: to shim or not to shim? posted by Aquarium on August 2, 2005 at 21:25:59:
The comment "If too bright go tail-up or if dark go tail-down." is exactly backwards. By lowering the arm at the rear he will get a warmer or "darker" sound and his comments even indicate just that. Using a thicker record mat does allow him to bring it back down effectively without having to do anything more for near instant feedback on the effectiveness of the adjustment.
I generally get the arm level first and then decide if it needs to go up or down from there if there is anything that bothers me about the tonal balance. The trick with the Rega arm as it has a variable sized arm tube is to imagine a line that goes straight through the center of the arm tube and use that imaginary line to level with the playing surface. It is actually quite easy to do and surprisingly accurate. Some cartridges do sound best when the tail end of the arm is a bit lower, so you definately don't want to get it any higher than level.
-Bill
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