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Posted by DJErnieP on Oct-09-2002 07:29:

Tonearm Weight

i was curious what you guys set your tonearm weight at most of the time. i have it on very lite right now, like at 1.25, maybe 1.5.

Posted by Luke Terry on Oct-09-2002 12:23:

about 2.5g, i have concordes tho 1.5g and they would probably spend most time off the record lol

Posted by club4life on Oct-09-2002 14:11:

1.75-2.0, with crappy Stanton 520's. Any less than that and my needles are all over the place and it sounds crappy.

Posted by CarlosM on Oct-09-2002 15:41:

Hi, dose some1 knows tonearm weight Using Statnton 680 EL II??

thanks in Advance

Posted by Dj Fred Lamar on Oct-09-2002 15:53:

I have my ortfons at 1.5 and they do not skip of the record...it was only once when I was back cueing excessively.....

This was when I was at the club spinning, next song was about to end and was about to start the other song....found my spot in about 5 sec..........

Posted by Devbert on Oct-09-2002 19:33:

For practicing, keep the weight as light as possible while still being able to move the record back and forth over a beat without the needle skiping. This will save your records. In front of a crowd you want more weight to insure that the needle doesn't jump.

Posted by Technaut on Oct-15-2002 09:58:

as little weight as possible for me

but if am i playing out then i crack the weight up to about 3/4 grams