Is this why my analog rig isn't so hot?

Hi George,

At the risk of sounding negative (and getting flamed), you'll be throwing away good money after bad if you follow some of the advice here. I know people are trying to help but as the saying goes; the road to hell is paved with good intentions! A new cartridge wont fix your problem, neither will spending hours setting up your analog rig. I'm not familiar with your arm but I know your Basis very well, and its never going to sound right or hot as you put it. I suggest you take a step back and start over again with a new analog setup instead of wasting more time and money on this one.

Hi Yourmama: " I'm not familiar with your arm but I know your Basis very well, and its never going to sound right or hot.......": What Do You Mean With Sound Right?. Can You Explain This?.
TKS, regards and enjoy the music.
Raul.

No flame, but like Raul I'd be interested in some further explanation. I don't own and haven't heard a Basis TT, but I've never heard much of anything bad about the 2000 and higher models. ???

Hi Yourmama (my mom is fine and is okay with CD and LP),

Thanks for your post. If there's any flame coming your way, it won't be from me; but possibly could come from one who also owns a Basis. So, what makes this table that bad?

I'll admit that when I first bought it, I let it sit because I went into SACD and later on did more digital. Then when I came back to LP's, I sought to improve upon it. At first my rig didn't really thrill me that much, especially with the stock RB300 arm that came with it. But after I replaced it with the RS-A1, the table came to life. Became faster and livier. So here I am, trying to find ways to make it better.

Then your post came...

Would you like to tell me more about what you think of this table, the Basis 2000? What makes it not the correct one for which to build an analog system? And what recommendation do you have to really set up a truly good one?

Thanks - no hard feelings but ouch just the same!

Regards,
George

I know that they're getting great reviews in the magazines but who isn't these days? The 2000 series is highly colored, has a dark over all character with rolled off highs, very limited bass, if any at all, and anemic mids.... you can add upper bass hump to the suspended models. Most of the tables I heard came with the Graham arm and a Benz cartridge.

Mama