I recently replaced one of my defunct stylii a week ago with brand new ones, but they seem to have a tracking problem.
I'm using the Stanton 890 SAs, and they're great. The only problem is that one of them doesn't stick...the needle seems to be slanted otwards the outisde when the record plays(turntable is in rotation)...I'm guessing the tracking force from the 12" pushes the needle away, but from what it looks like, the tip is undergoing some unecessary stress, and doesn't look like the 'normal' one I have on the other turntable.
Although the fact that the tip isn't tracking properly bugs me, the inability for the tip to stick while fast cueing right before a release is even more frusterating...just slight movements back and forth will cause the whole headshell to rock back and forth because the needle acts as a pivot, only the pivot is sorta off balance and off center. THus, the weight of the entire cartridge and headshell cause the tip itself to pop outta the groove and makes it very difficult to maintain a cue point without having to worry about the cue point being missed.
Really could use some help...thanks btw.

umm tighten your screws?

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Originally posted by TempesTrip umm tighten your screws?

sounds about right. and buy a new styli while you're at it, by the sounds of it that one will be fucked too now.

check the little booklet that comes with the cart. it will tell you at what measurement on the long holes of your headshell you need to fix the screws into. and do it tightly this time

other than that, you may have damaged your headshell at some stage making it so the cart won't stay firmly in place?

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