Changing the VTA in my set-up changes the sound. If VTA didn’t matter it shouldn’t. It still works without optimal adjustment but most of us are looking for optimal. This is why the majority of hi-end turntables have adjustable VTA including Naim’s Solstice. Rega’s view is very much the minority.
252/Supercap DR collected and plugged in since 5h. Sounding very good so far. Don’t understand the negative comments. As far as I can hear and this is early I know. It’s more open, more leading edge attack, faster, higher resolution, more insight, more natural and the list goes on. I might discover some downsides as time goes but as of now this pre is clearly better than the 82/Supercap. Remember I didn’t find the 282/hicap DR better than the 82/hicap and chose the 82 back then. Now the story is very different. Same speakers, same source.
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Puritan Ultimate is in! 
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Yes it is and it’s also clearly better than it’s cheaper sibling.
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Mine sounds great… been in a week now… week to go according to Mike at Puritan…
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The one I have (Puritan cable) has only been in the system for 2 days and it’s brand new.
I went from 282/HiCap to 282/HCDR to 282/SCDR to 252/SCDR.
The 252 was by far the most significant improvement. Once I had it plugged in playing for a few hours I boxed up the 282 and listed it for sale. I never looked back and never thought to listen to the 282 again.
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Then it’s just a matter of congratulating, almost a little jealous, the low price you had to pay was completely unbeatable! 
Respect the moral compass, hope the delta is not too big 
Decided to treat myself to an Atom HE. Its for the bedside table… I find headphones help out when my tinnitus is annoyingly loud.
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Thank you. Today I am not as convinced. However both the pre and Supercap needs to run for a while to really settle and the Puritan Ultimate needs to be run in from new. We’ll see how things turn out in the long run.
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Give it time…my 252/300/Puritan upgrade is 10 days in and still developing…. It’s starting to sound truly wonderful. There was an interesting blip at about day 4 where suddenly the bass was booming, then 24 hours later it had settled. I’ve been running it constantly with it at very low level at night or when I’m out.
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I sure will.
That looks ruler flat in comparison, especially in terms of decay! Should sound pretty neutral I guess. Do you have a photo of your system and room treatments? Just curious given the extensive description in your profile!
How did you make the REW measurements? I think that if you do a frequency sweep, the background noise should be automatically removed.
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Been away for the weekend. Came home. Listened for a while. It sounded better than when I left. Relaxed the Burndy. Sound got worse. Relaxed it again with twisting wrists and all😅. Lo and behold the sound was clearly better. More air. Crisper and more breath. Cleaner also, it seems. Pretty cool.
This is regarding my new (used) 252/Supercap DR.
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I bought a used 150x for my bedroom system, I should be getting some Linn Majik 109’s to go with it.
I will be using a 202 preamp, along with an upgraded SimpleAudio Roomplayer working as a Roon endpoint.
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I have a really ancient, unused Rega tuner. It’s a half chassis, but not in width, rather depth. My wife bought it for me when we got married 29 years ago. I don’t even know if it works, and have thought about tossing it at the next electronic recycling event.