From Che Sent Tue, Oct 27th 1998, 03:33
From Che Sent Tue, Oct 27th 1998, 03:33
At 10:33 PM 10/24/98 -0700, rod a lester wrote: >well ok // if vinyl depletion somewhat depends on the way your stylus arm >is tilled then which way should i tilt it. i have an old Pioneer >turntable and the arm either goes to the right or left. which would be >better for the records. I'm not sure what you mean, but the cartridge should be level and tangential to the grooves. Back in the old days they sold these alignment setups which had a special plastic disc that helped determine the exact angle for screwing the cartridge to the tonearm, which is critical. They also had instructions on how to set the anti-skating & whatever the tonearm balance is called. I used to have one but I sold it sometime ago. I switched to a linear tracking turntable, which has the advantage of being perfectly tangential to the grooves, just like the cutting lathe that cut the master. It uses sophisticated feedback algorithms to drive the motor that moves the cartridge across the record. Theoretically it should cause less wear than a regular turntable. Of course the hands-on experience of putting the needle, the needle, the needle on the rekkid is out. Che