Same here - I've always preferred moving coil cartridges, you could always try a high-output one without changing your phono stage.I have had a 1042 and I know they have their fans but I much prefer a MC cartridge. A humble Denon 103 was a much more fun and alive cartridge compared to the 1042. An advantage of using a nac 72 is that changing the phono boards is simple and fairly cheap.
As stated many times a Rega deck needs a stiff lightweight support to perform at its best.A high mass support will kill the sound stone dead.The previous suggestion to buy a lack table to test the water is a good one.
High mass will hold energy , low mass will dissipate energy quickly.Why is that? I get that Rega uses stiff, lightweight plinths, but how does the support affect the sound assuming both are stable and level?
Check that the CD isn't just a bit louder, if the volume control is at the same position every amp I have owned will play the CD louder than a turntable.Hi All
Thank you.
I've got a rega wall rack, I'll get the drill out Saturday. The thing is level and at a weight of 1.70g.
Its sitting ontop of the cd5 ontop of a shitty Ikea little cabnet with the rest of the black boxes on the two shelves below....I know..
I'm using Dylans 'Tangled up in Blue' for sound comparison.
CD- Brighter, wider, sharper, clear, more depth/bass and faster, plently of jinlge jangle. One quater of the volume nob.
Rega- Calmer, not the depth more narrow more muddled but easier on the ear....Volume nob at midday
Theres just more with the cd.....cant be right?