Turntable antiskate adjustment

On Tuesday, November 26, 2013 1:59:47 PM UTC-5, captainvi...@gmail.com wrote:

This is my own turntable I've just gotten

out of the closet. I'd like to listen to some of my 70's records. The

unit I'm working on is an old Thorens TD160 turntable with an Stanton

gold body 500 cartridge. The cartridge is equipped with the elliptical stylus

designed to track at between 1 and 2 grams. I'm presently tracking at

1.25 grams without any apparent problems.



I would like to set this up as accurately as possible. I'm hoping that

someone can advise me on this. The manual I have is for a

slightly different unit with a newer tone arm, and all it mentions

about anti skate is to set it just slightly lower than your tracking

weight. It seems to run fine what ever anti skate is set to and

although I've made that adjustment to just over 1, I would like

to be a bit more precise than that if possible.



I thought I recall (way back when) that there was a procedure whereby

you leveled the unit, and then you played this "record" without

grooves. If the stylus remained in one spot without drifting then your

anti skate was correct. If it drifted, then a slight adjustment on the

anti skate was in order. I don't have any such "record" and I can't

think of a way to do something like that without damaging the stylus.

I was wondering if anyone had any further information pertaining to

this procedure? Thanks, Lenny

+So whatis a good cartridge/stylus combination made today, preferably not a cheap Chinese one. Lenny

 

[dave]

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[Trevor Wilson]

On 28/11/2013 7:32 PM, Leif Neland wrote:

Trevor Wilson forklarede:

**Oh yeah: If you do decide to begin destroying your old recordings,
by using the horrible Stanton 500, then you should NOT operate it at
low force settings. It should be used at AT LEAST 2 grammes. Check the
manufacturer's data on your cartridge. Operating a cartridge at too
low a force will cause more damage to the LP than too little.

You might want to rephrase the last statement

**Nope. Of course, it depends on the magnitude of the force differences.


--
Trevor Wilson www.rageaudio.com.au

 

[Adrian Tuddenham]

<jurb6006@gmail.com> wrote:

...No oscilator.
(<WTF is wrong with that spelling ?, I really couldn't tellya right
now)

You knocked the "L" out of it.


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[Trevor Wilson]

On 29/11/2013 9:11 AM, michelleleehatch@gmail.com wrote:

On Tuesday, November 26, 2013 1:59:47 PM UTC-5, captainvi...@gmail.com wrote:
This is my own turntable I've just gotten

out of the closet. I'd like to listen to some of my 70's records. The

unit I'm working on is an old Thorens TD160 turntable with an Stanton

gold body 500 cartridge. The cartridge is equipped with the elliptical stylus

designed to track at between 1 and 2 grams. I'm presently tracking at

1.25 grams without any apparent problems.



I would like to set this up as accurately as possible. I'm hoping that

someone can advise me on this. The manual I have is for a

slightly different unit with a newer tone arm, and all it mentions

about anti skate is to set it just slightly lower than your tracking

weight. It seems to run fine what ever anti skate is set to and

although I've made that adjustment to just over 1, I would like

to be a bit more precise than that if possible.



I thought I recall (way back when) that there was a procedure whereby

you leveled the unit, and then you played this "record" without

grooves. If the stylus remained in one spot without drifting then your

anti skate was correct. If it drifted, then a slight adjustment on the

anti skate was in order. I don't have any such "record" and I can't

think of a way to do something like that without damaging the stylus.

I was wondering if anyone had any further information pertaining to

this procedure? Thanks, Lenny

+So whatis a good cartridge/stylus combination made today, preferably not a cheap Chinese one. Lenny

**There's lots and it depends on how deep your pockets are. I rather
like the Ortofon OM10 Super. Even the OM5E and OM3E are very fine carts,
at reasonable prices. For immense versatility, excellent tracking, you
can't go past a Shure M97XE.

--
Trevor Wilson www.rageaudio.com.au

 

[Leif Neland]

Trevor Wilson udtrykte prćcist:

On 28/11/2013 7:32 PM, Leif Neland wrote:
Trevor Wilson forklarede:

**Oh yeah: If you do decide to begin destroying your old recordings,
by using the horrible Stanton 500, then you should NOT operate it at
low force settings. It should be used at AT LEAST 2 grammes. Check the
manufacturer's data on your cartridge. Operating a cartridge at too
low a force will cause more damage to the LP than too little.

You might want to rephrase the last statement


**Nope. Of course, it depends on the magnitude of the force differences.

Read again. What is best? Too low or too little?

Leif

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[Trevor Wilson]

On 29/11/2013 7:30 PM, Leif Neland wrote:

Trevor Wilson udtrykte prćcist:
On 28/11/2013 7:32 PM, Leif Neland wrote:
Trevor Wilson forklarede:

**Oh yeah: If you do decide to begin destroying your old recordings,
by using the horrible Stanton 500, then you should NOT operate it at
low force settings. It should be used at AT LEAST 2 grammes. Check the
manufacturer's data on your cartridge. Operating a cartridge at too
low a force will cause more damage to the LP than too little.

You might want to rephrase the last statement


**Nope. Of course, it depends on the magnitude of the force differences.

Read again. What is best? Too low or too little?

**Impossible to answer, unless the following is known:

* The minimum suggested tracking force.
* The maximum suggest tracking force.
* The intended minimum tracking force.
* The intended maximum tracking force.

You won't get an argument from me WRT high tracking forces and damage to
records. You also won't get an argument from WRT low tracking forces and
damage to records.


--
Trevor Wilson www.rageaudio.com.au