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Originally posted by benoitfan ... to speed the track up I have to move it above 0.5% to really see differences...

What he meant is that the (older) Technics pitch slider isn't quite as accurate near to 0%, so you might have to adjust it more to get the same pitch shift compared to if you started at, say, 4%. I think the new slider on the Mk3 doesn't have the same problem.

And anti-skating is designed to combat the tonearm pulling towards the centre of the record.

IIRC there is a pot inside that can sort this problem out too, I'm sure there's some guides on the net you can find with google if you don't mind opening things up.

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Your optimal settings really depend on a number of variables. What you plan to be doing on your decks, what carts you have etc. I have my counterweight at the least possible before the needle skips and the anti-skate at the same level. I can’t remember what my height is set at, I think it’s 1.5, but it’s set up so that that when the needle is on the record it’s parallel and not having to reach up or lean down.