I Know People Ask About This All The Time But The Answers Are Too General, I Would Like Some Advise Concerning My TTs. I Own The Stanton STR8-60s Which Have A Straight Tonearm. The Cartridges I Use Are The Standard Stanton 500 AL IIs But Offcoarse I'm Thinking Of Replacing Them With The Stanton 680 Hps. My TTs Don't Have Anti-Scating As Some Of You Know So The Height Of The Tonearm Is Constant.

Q1: How Huch Weight Should I Add On The Counter-Weights So That My Records Don't Get F***ed Up Quickly.

Q2: When I Change To A Different Make Of Cartridges Do I Have To Readjust My Counter-Weights Due To The Fact That Different Cartridges Weight Differently?

I don't own the 8-60s, but as a general rule of thumb, if you are not intending for the practise session to be a live or demo tape recording, then it's best to put as little weight on your records as it is practically feasible- after all, it will be alright if it jumps, you're just practising.
Your second question would have to be a straight "yes", I think. Different carts weigh differently, so you'll have to re-adjust your counter-weight slightly when you change them. Stanton carts should come with a small instruction sheet giving you recommended counter-weight settings for that particular model.

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I own the 60s and have a pair of the 500 needels. usually I keep them aroun 2-2.5 grams. Basically try to keep them as light as possible without getting any skipping, or jumping out of the grooves. I highly advise you get new needles though, I got Stanton Diskmaster's and they are very good. they stay in the groove very nicely even with low weight 1.5-2 grams, plus the sound quality is alot better and is actually noticible.