Are you aware that the counterweight is only used to balance the arm at zero and that the tracking force is then applied with the rotating knob on the arm support? No way that the counterweight will be maxed out with the light Rega cartridge. If you think that your gauge may be suspect, then just turn the knob to 0, balance the arm so that the stylus just barely touches the top of the record, and then dial in the 1.75 grams on the knob. Set the anti-skate, which is the slider on top of the arm rest for no more than 1 gram.
Skip the clamp. The platter is glass and rings like a bell, the felt mat does a really good job of isolating the record from the mat. Anything that couples the LP to the mat or platter can be very problematic.
Enjoy, you have a very nice LP deck there.
Skip the clamp. The platter is glass and rings like a bell, the felt mat does a really good job of isolating the record from the mat. Anything that couples the LP to the mat or platter can be very problematic.
Enjoy, you have a very nice LP deck there.