Whats wrong

Thank you Peter, + 1 Bill K, Peter has always provided excellent service myself included. Will post the results when belts arrive.

Ooh that's a nice table, let us know how Peter's suggestion worked out.

Your ARC, Pass and BAT components may need some time to warm up for best sound.

Yes Zd452 they do sound considerably better after 30 minutes of warm up, but turntable still needs additional time to perform at its best. I'll post results when I receive the belts and greased the flywheel and platter bearing. Appreciate your comments.

Hmm. Most likely scenario is a warm up issue, everything can sound sluggish at first. I doubt it's your turntable at fault, especially since it's new.