Anti-Skate is exactly what is says.
So if your record is skipping inwards towards the label then try the anti-skate but most commonly it skips outwards.
The tonearm has a natural tendancy to swing inwards so what the anti-skate does is it fights that.

i just set my ant skate and tone arm weight at 3
i remember reading somewhere you should set both the same unless you are gonna be scratching, then set it at 0.

ALL records will get worn out eventually

I dont bother with what everyone else says to use (for a start decks/cartridges all vary). I set my carts up to run so that they dont skip when im using them. I aim to having the lightest setting I possibly can. Since I rarely scratch I can run a really light setting. Also since I dont have original tech headshells I have to use a 5p coin to add extra weight to the headshell. Then I reset the weight so the tonearm is balanced and then reset the dial to 0. Then I just add weight as needed. Just had a look now and mine are currently set to 4.



Also why do some people say they should set their antiskip to the same as their weight. Isnt it obvious that the antiskip is a spring that either pulls the tonearm slight inwards or outwards depending on the number setting. Always baffles me that

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Last edited by trancecadet on Feb-22-2006 at 19:27

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Originally posted by PhaseFour i have my m44Gs at 1.5 but for ortofons i think ur looking at the 3-3.5 range

Me too