Set up Michell Technoweight

I agree with Theo. The Technoweight gave a more substantial improvement than any other tweak I made to an RB300.

When you turn anti-skate off, and balance the tonearm so it's floating in mid air (zero VTF), does the arm float to the right? It shouldn't.

For what it's worth, the end stub on the Technoweight is where you should be making VTF adjustments. Each dimple is equivalent to .1 grams. But the only way to know the weight with any kind of certainty is to use a stylus pressure gauge. Do you have one?

Checks with a stylus pressure gauge reveal that the markings on my Michell Technoweight are but a vague and unreliable approximation. I wonder too about the floating arm phenomenon. Anti-skating corrections apply to an arm/cartridge combination being subject to the frictional forces involved when the stylus is in contact with the surface of a revolving LP, and have nothing to do with an arm floating freely in thin air.

So saying, the Technoweight is an impressive device in terms of both sound quality and in tracking less than pristine LPs.

Hi Bluedeni, In my experiences the new Rega arms have a pull to the right even when the anti skating is nulled out. It says so in the owners manual. I believe this is what you are experciancing, it is normal for Rega., to pull. your balancing of the arm is another problem. Mine worked out just fine but it still pulls more than any anti skate I ever had befor . Good luck David

Is the turntable completely level?