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balancing my tonearms on technics
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| montie |
allright i have two technic 1200mk2s with the standered catridges and stanton 520sk needles and the weights that came with the needles on the cartridge. I also set the tonearms at the maximum height.I followed the directions of the turntables to get the needles set up all right. Anyway, whenever I spun I always got annoyed because the needles always seemed to jump around to easily whenever i moved the vinyl around to find the right beat. I always had to be super careful so that they wouldnt move too much. I had the wieght set to the maximum amount that it could and they still jumped around very easily.
So recently I taped on a nickle ontop of each cartridge. Now I can move the vinyls to wherever I as fast as i want and the needle never jumps.
I have noticed tho whenever i hold the vinyl still as the platter spins, the needle seems to vibrate alot back and forth.
Anyway what I wanted to ask if I am putting my vinyls and my needles at a very high level of harm by putting the coins ontop of the cartridges? I turned down the weight on the tonearm, but the needle still vibrates alot. I don't do any scratching, all i mix is trance, but i do move my vinyls around alot trying to find teh right spot and everything.
sorry the post is kinda long, i had to try to explain alot.
thanks for any help. |
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| club4life |
Hmm . . . I used to have the same set up, and it worked fine with no coin and the weight set to 1.75-2g. I bought my 520’s pre-mounted to the Stanton headshell and set them up according to the Stanton instructions, height at 2 (or whatever the Stanton thing said) and anti-skate at 0. Are you sure you balanced it at 0 before you set the tracking force?
BTW, I just replaced my cartridges with 680HP's and they sound way better. |
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| Busy Child |
| quote: | Originally posted by montie
allright i have two technic 1200mk2s with the standered catridges and stanton 520sk needles and the weights that came with the needles on the cartridge. I also set the tonearms at the maximum height.I followed the directions of the turntables to get the needles set up all right. Anyway, whenever I spun I always got annoyed because the needles always seemed to jump around to easily whenever i moved the vinyl around to find the right beat. I always had to be super careful so that they wouldnt move too much. I had the wieght set to the maximum amount that it could and they still jumped around very easily.
So recently I taped on a nickle ontop of each cartridge. Now I can move the vinyls to wherever I as fast as i want and the needle never jumps.
I have noticed tho whenever i hold the vinyl still as the platter spins, the needle seems to vibrate alot back and forth.
Anyway what I wanted to ask if I am putting my vinyls and my needles at a very high level of harm by putting the coins ontop of the cartridges? I turned down the weight on the tonearm, but the needle still vibrates alot. I don't do any scratching, all i mix is trance, but i do move my vinyls around alot trying to find teh right spot and everything.
sorry the post is kinda long, i had to try to explain alot.
thanks for any help. |
Why did you set your tonearm at max height? |
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| club4life |
| quote: | Originally posted by Busy Child
Why did you set your tonearm at max height? |
That's a good question too. |
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| CarlosM |
Guys, I have a quiestion,.. What about that little LOCK Setting, Where it should be: ALl the Way to the Right (In CLock Direction) ??
And what is the funtion of the Lock Switch??
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| mongeone |
put a vinyl on your platter then place the tone arm on the vinyl then get your eye level with the platter and lower the height of the tone arm?@it is parallel with the platter/record. then lock off.
next take record off platter and taking care not to f*uck up needle turn the weight at back of tone arm (keeping the number dial on zero at top) until the tone arm balances perfectly. then according to the weight that your needles are designed for (usually written on box) turn the number dial on the weight to desired weight.. if you wanna scratch go heavier if not go lighter to save your records. place the vinyl back on the platter adn lower the needle... if the actual needle seems to bend to much from the weight then you have too much weight on!!!
now turn the anti skating dial on the side to the same degree as you have put weight on the tone arm... howvere if you wish to scratch it is said that leaving it on zero is better...
one thing is dont leave that coin on for too long it will f*uck your records.....
good luck |
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| MERiDiAN5i2 |
there ya go. good advise.
you can further tweak the antiskate control with a one-sided record... lay the needle on the side with no grooves and adjust the antiskate so the needle stays as still as possible on the smooth side of the record, while it is spinning.
that's the idea of antiskating.. to keep the tonearm horizontally balanced, where as the weights keep the tonearm vertically balanced.
note that one setting will keep it stable on the outside of the record, and another setting for the inside... take the median of the two.
this is perfectionism at it's worst... antiskate doesnt do a WHOLE lot, but might as well adjust it properly, right?
-mer |
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