Clearaudio Concept - Used - Careful

Pdjmwj,

Don't rush out and resell your Concept. It's not as difficult as one may think in setting up and verifying a turntable set up. Don't be afraid of stepping into the vinyl world, you may very well enjoy it.

Once you get the Concept set up or verified to be in proper st up you needn't bother with that stuff anymore. Unless you like to in future try out other cartridges.

A local dealer who may do vinyl will likely help you out if you are afraid to set things up. If you feel he does a good job and maybe has not asked for a fee shoot him a few dollars for his time to make you feel better.

Vinyl playback is not just a simple drop and load as a CD or boot up an online set up but boy oh boy if you catch the vinyl bug you may really love the adventure.

Don't sweat it all ok? It's worth the initial bother to get a very nice vinyl rig going and a Clearaudio Concept is a sweet rig for the money.

I agree with Viridian regarding the Fremer DVD - - I found it very useful, and reassuring, when I was confronted with setting up a new TT several years back.

Thanks for all the responses. Knew I would get blasted and also offered advice here. Greatly appreciated. I should also have defined myself better.

I've been into vinyl since 1974 and own over 600 albums. I dropped off vinyl when CD's came out but started getting back into it a couple of years ago with my old TT's I own 4 already, all from the 70's / 80's. Two Denon 47F's and a Phillips 212 which broke last year and was my favorite.

I also purchase a Pro-Ject III from BestBuy and had no trouble setting any of them up. Sold the Pro-Ject as it was no better than my older TT's. I also have never needed professional help before.

Given this, my concern with the Concept is that there is no instructions on how to properly setup anti-skate or anything on this TT. I know it is on the bottom of the TT and have found it. It is very difficult to get right and I've been working on it off and on the last 24 hours.

I'm close but I know it is still not right. I will add also that this TT sounds way better than any TT I have ever owned and will keep plugging away.

My outburst is focused on the manual and it's references to have a dealer do this setup. I've NEVER EVER seen such a statement and consider this a cop out or as someone else mentioned a legal move to protect the makers butt.

The table is marketed as a beginners TT. My thrashing post was focused on that marketing hype and wanted those who jumped on a used Concept with this in mind to be careful.

what exactly are you struggling with on the set up.... I'm very experienced with set up, and documented my own struggles with a Performance SE / Verify combination (see link address below)... but will tell you that the struggle is absolutely worth the effort and it can be accomplished with a little patience.

http://musicianshotsheet.com/news-reviews/spotlight/99-audiophilia-vinyl.html