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Introduction

Designed using the latest 3D CAD & CAM technology,

the new RB330 is the culmination of more than 35 years

of tonearm design experience. Featuring a brand

new bearing housing and our latest tonearm tube

designed using intelligent redistribution of mass, ensure

this arm will exhibit fewer points of possible resonance.

Extreme stability with almost friction free movement

from the new high precision, horizontal and vertical

bearing assemblies guarantees to gather more

information from your vinyl than ever before. The

RB330 offers a new bias assembly, re-designed stiffer

vertical bearing housing, integrated arm clip and an

improved spring housing with easier to read numbers.

You will also find Rega made new low capacitance

phono cables terminated with high specification

Neutrik plugs.

Arm balancing and setup

With the cartridge correctly mounted and with the

stylus guard removed, ensure that the tracking force

dial and bias adjustment are set to zero. Adjust the

balance weight until the arm is “floating” with the stylus

approximately 1mm clear of the record. Note: It is

normal for the arm to swing back towards the arm clip

position even with the bias set at zero. Therefore it is

advisable to gently hold the arm bearing carrier (just

below the tracking dial) thus preventing horizontal

movement during the balancing procedure.

Applying tracking pressure

Once the arm is balanced, rotate the tracking force

adjustment dial to the required tracking force.

Numbers ‘0’ to ‘3’ are marked on the dial. If in doubt,

it is usually advisable to use a tracking force that

corresponds with the upper limits of the cartridge

manufacturer’s range.

Applying Anti - Skating (bias) adjustment

Set the bias adjustment slider located to the same

figure as the cartridge tracking force pressure quoted

by your cartridge manufacturer. Note: This is not critical

and a figure between 1.5 & 2.0 will normally be suitable

for most moving magnet cartridges.

Your arm is now balanced, setup and ready to use. If

you have any doubts regarding installation or setup

please contact your official Rega dealer who will be

able to carry out the work for you. Thank you for

purchasing this Rega product and we wish you many

hours of musical enjoyment.

www.rega.co.uk

Made in England

RB330 TONEARM

Protractor &

arm mounting

data included.

Cueing

Platform

Tracking

Dial

Headshell

Finger lift

Arm Clip

Cueing device

lift/lower handle

Balance

Weight

Bias adjustment

Summary of content (2 pages)

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RB330 TONEARM Names of Tonearm parts Introduction Designed using the latest 3D CAD & CAM technology, the new RB330 is the culmination of more than 35 years of tonearm design experience. Featuring a brand new bearing housing and our latest tonearm tube designed using intelligent redistribution of mass, ensure this arm will exhibit fewer points of possible resonance.
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Fitting your Tonearm The RB330 will directly replace any other Rega tonearm that currently uses the 3 point mounting without any modification. If fitting to another manufacturers product or an older Rega turntable (with the single point nut fixing), the supplied template should be used as a guide to ensure correct position and alignment. With so many variants in turntable models it is important to contact your turntable manufacturer if in any doubt before making any holes in plinths or arm boards.