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New Townshend Rock 7 owner

The Townshend is in transit to it's new home. I purchased this one-owner table as a package, complete w/ Funk Firm FXR ll arm, dc motor upgrade, Discovery Balanced phono cable and Brinkman PI cartridge. It come with all original boxes, manuals.

If all goes well, I should be able to get it up and running with one exception, my phono stage is not balanced. Since the original owner bought this from a respected dealer as a package, I think my best route would be to get a pair of RCA to XLR adapters in order to hear the package as close as possible as was intended.

Any thoughts on that aspect? What brand adapters would be recommended? Also, any thing I might need to know from experienced users to help with set-up? Thanks.
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nsp
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slaw I own the latest model Townsend Rock 7w/the Merlin power supply. I have been periodically following this forum.My question for you is:  the belt on my unit does scrape the bottom of the platter somewhat. I shimmed under the 3 feet of the base with thin pieces of cardboard and this helped although did not completely resolve problem. 
Is there a better solution /have you worked with this problem?My dealer who set it up said changing the motor angle will solve the problem . But doesn't changing that angle also affect the speed of the turntable which is currently not a problem on my unit ? Would appreciate any feedback you can provide.
If you have addressed this in a previous section of this forum let me know where to find it.Nick
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slaw OP
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Your dealer is correct. It's a finessed combination of pulley angle and pulley distance. Did your tt come with Townshends manual? You may be able to download one or ask your dealer for help getting one or look on www.vinylengine.com 
nsp
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slawThanks
I think I may have the manual. I will look for it and review it. My dealer my be coming over in a couple of weeks and I can enlist his help also.

BTW- I think there is a Rock 7 w/ Merlin power supply and a Helius tonearm which the owner wants to sell. If you know of anyone interested or anyone who reads this forum with interest PM me for info.
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bdp24
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The U.S. distributor of Townshend does the same for Helius, and he always had a Helius Omega mounted on the Rock at hi-fi shows. It's real good arm that doesn't get much attention. The older Heliuses got a bad reputation, but the Omega's a different animal.
nsp
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bdp24You are correct I have heard the Rock 7 with the helius tonearm numerous times and was very impressed. In fact that combo help me decide to buy the Rock 7. But I opted for the triplanar tonearm for my setup.
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