Anyone with Rhea and Shelter 501MkII?

I'd love to know which settings to use on the Rhea with this cartridge. Instruction manual for the Shelter is so confusing.

Thanks.

madfloyd09-12-2008 7:19pm

dmccombs Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 112 posts 09-12-2008 at 10:04pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I don't have a Rhea, but I do have a Shelter 501 mkII. what settings are you looking for? Most recommend a VTF of 1.8-1.9, and a VTA that has the tail of the arm down, just slightly. Wheight is 81.g, and Compliance is 9.
madfloyd OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 411 posts 09-13-2008 at 01:28pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I'm looking for phono stage settings - load and gain. The Shelter recommended load impedance section is confusing. What is compliance, btw?
dan_ed Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 2,451 posts 09-13-2008 at 02:13pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete According to the info at the cartridge database, the loading should be 100 ohms or greater. I suggest trying the settings on the Rhea, I can't remember what the built-in loads are, around this value. Listen for the changes in HF and LF and pick one that sounds best to you. That is the way it is done. IME, the Rhea sounded best with the lowest gain setting you can live with to keep the noise floor down. IMO it is much better to turn the volume up a little more than boost the gain. But you can experiment with that and decide what you like best.
madfloyd OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 411 posts 09-13-2008 at 03:43pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Thanks.