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.
128x128slaw
@roadwarrior75,
I too live in an older house with "bouncy floors". I use a wall mount system. I have an upgraded wall mount system I haven’t put into service yet. Better than explaining....if you look at my virtual system, you’ll see my current set-up and the details of my future set-up.As far as the svelte shelf/rollerblocks.....I really don’t like to comment on items I have not used myself. Not knowing anything about your rack or support structure, my feeling is the rollerblocks maybe overkill?

Can I just say that with the trough and the platter material used I reckon spending money on a funk firm platter mat.
In addition to this why not try a Townshend platform or stand?
I find it interesting that people love the merlin power supply - all it does is clean up the sine wave. 

@parrotbee ,


I happened to buy mine in a package deal/used. While I don't have anything to compare the Merlin to, I don't think it's the greatest thing. My table has always run fast. I love my FF mat as well as the Mark Baker belt...two great upgrades for the Rock7.

For the heck of it, I put my ADS in front of the Merlin and that improved the sound by seemingly making slightly bright recordings more listenable. Do you have any suggestions regarding motor/controllers?
roadwarrior75

Honestly I don't think I could be of much help as the Symposium Ultra was the first platform that I used with any piece of equipment. I have used it on 2 TT systems and will say that going from no platform to the symposium was a huge difference. The Symposium Ultra was quite expensive I MO but well worth it.
slaw
Is the Mark Baker belt you just mentioned the same as the origin live belt that you spoke about in the earlier part of this forum?