Quote Originally Posted by brian2957 View Post
Hi Chris, I took delivery of an AT LP5x the other day and I'm well pleased with it

I did try it with a Linear PSU but preferred it with the SMPS. Go figure

How do you shim the arm BTW ? I was thinking you would have to loosen the screws at the bottom of the arm pillar and shim it that way.
Shims for the cartridges Brian.

I have to do it for every one, its getting quite annoying as I have quite a few.

I did give some thought to lowering the original height of the arm to negate the need for the shims but I came to the conclusion that leaving it standard was the best policy at the time.

Maybe they have fixed the issue on the newer model (I have a 2018 model and I think they've made a couple of changes since).

Is your arm and cartridge dead straight to the record without the need for an additional mat or shims?

If so, hey presto they've addressed and fixed the issue!

Even given those issues its still an excellent turntable, especially considering the price.