Make sure the tonearm is adjusted properly.

With the cartridge attached, adjust the weight until its perfectly balanced, turn the little ring with the numbers on it to 0 (without turning the weight) then adjust the whole weight and ring to the proper weight, which could be anywhere from like 1 gram to like 5 grams. Check your cartridge's specs/manual. Too low and it won't be very loud and will skip, to high and it will wear out the needle/vinyl and distort the sound.

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I know how to make this. The problem is the quality of the needles. Gotta pay more for them I guess.

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Originally posted by karzza I know how to make this. The problem is the quality of the needles. Gotta pay more for them I guess.

For how long have you used these needles? It could be they are just worn out.

I've used those needles about a year. So playing maybe 500 hours.

The problem has been around since the beginning.

Does record wear just depend on tonearm weight? for example, if the m35xs have a 2.5g weight, which they do, would those have less record wear than carts tha required a 3.5g weight?

Cheers.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but if it comes with a weight thats because the cartridge is too light by itself. You should balance it and apply weight using the rings on the tonearm anyway.

Record wear depends on the shape of the stylus and amount of weight.

Clubs generally set their tables to have a lot of weight (like 5 grams) to get the clearest signal and to prevent skipping, but this wears down records fast.

At home when you're practicing you should probably use as little weight as possible to prevent record wear but not so little that the needle skips easily. On mine I have like 1.5-2.0 grams (Ortofon Concordes) and they don't skip unless you really bump the table.

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Well, I ordered Stanton Discmaster II needlz. Let's c how they perform ...

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Originally posted by karzza Well, I ordered Stanton Discmaster II needlz. Let's c how they perform ...

imo discmasters sux0rs in sound quality, tracking, and record wear, and thats from experiences of my friend's ex's discmasters...

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Make it idiot proof and someone will make a better idiot. He who laughs last thinks slowest!

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Originally posted by Nou Shure Whitelabels, I love mine. ....

Agreed... Whitelabels pwn all carts i've seen or heard before, although your prob could just be that they arent worn in

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Originally posted by karzza Well, I ordered Stanton Discmaster II needlz. Let's c how they perform ...

I'm sorry (shakes head)

Talkin about Discmaster or Discmaster II?