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Bakoon 13r Denon DP80 Stax UA-70 Shure Ultra 500 in a Martin Bastin body with jico stylus, project ds2 digital Rullit aero 8 field coils in tqwt speakers
Office system, DIY CSS fullrange speakers with aurum cantus G2 ribbons yulong dac Sony STR6055 receiver Jvc QL-A51 direct drive turntable, Leema sub. JVC Z4S cart is in the house
Garage system another Sony receiver, cassette deck
System components are subject to change without warning and at the discretion of the owner.
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really? how do you guys do it then if the manufacturer states the tracking force is for arguments sake between 2-3 grams?
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John Wood KT88 Amp.
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Sony TTS-8000 Turntable.
PMAT-1010 MK6 Tonearm.
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Sony X555ES Cd Player
Yamaha NS1000m Speakers
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I would aim for 2.5 grams
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cool,are you choosing that because its in the middle of the range or for sonic reasons?
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John Wood KT88 Amp.
Paradise Phono Stage
Sony TTS-8000 Turntable.
PMAT-1010 MK6 Tonearm.
Ortofon Cadenza Bronze
Sony X555ES Cd Player
Yamaha NS1000m Speakers
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Because its a middle of the road reading ,
If anyone has a sonic gauge I can use i'm up for trying it
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You’ve already got 2 on your head!
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John Wood KT88 Amp.
Paradise Phono Stage
Sony TTS-8000 Turntable.
PMAT-1010 MK6 Tonearm.
Ortofon Cadenza Bronze
Sony X555ES Cd Player
Yamaha NS1000m Speakers
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I'm Allen.
Yer but everyones are different giving wildly varing results
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If the cartridge isn't mistracking or bottoming out onto the record you're halfway there
It is impossible for anything digital to sound analogue, because it isn't analogue!
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Of course. Since the cartridge manufacturer recommends a range of VTF values, one only needs to initially set the VTF to be in this range (preferably at the upper end); and for this the arm's own VTF scale is sufficiently accurate. Having got the VTF in the ball park, one then adjusts by ear to find the optimum value. I always start with the VTF about 0.2g below the maximum and then gradually reduce the value by ear. I have only rarely found I have to increase the value towards the maximum. And it is always better to overtrack than to undertrack.
With the more sophisticated stylus profiles currently in use, finding the correct VTF (and VTA!) is now much more inportant than it was with spherical and simple elliptical stylii.
Having found the correct VTF by ear, then measure it using the most accurate gauge you can find and make a note of it, so if you like to chop and change cartridges, you already know the optimum VTF for that cartridge.
Barry
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cheers Barry, i thought i was on my own there for a minute
My System
John Wood KT88 Amp.
Paradise Phono Stage
Sony TTS-8000 Turntable.
PMAT-1010 MK6 Tonearm.
Ortofon Cadenza Bronze
Sony X555ES Cd Player
Yamaha NS1000m Speakers
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