Dear members,

These forums have a tendency to attract all your attention rather a lot in an infectuous way-something I try and avoid as time is precious. But then here is another thread.

This follows the discussion on cartridge Vs cartirdge and re-tipping etc.

The fact of the matter is that sound reporduction has many problems as Grand Wazoo Chris will find out. I have moved my stereo from a 24x14 room to a 20x13 room-from a solid stone wall on 2 sides to a flimsy bungalow and from concrete carpeted floor to laminated floor. So that my speakers are closer to walls than ever before.

Thus there are perennial problems with getting the sound right. The biggest problem for analogue LP users in my opinion is mistracking and VTA.

I had great difficulty with both LP12 and Well Tempered Turntables as neither of them had the facility to change the VTA. Consequently the cartridge could not cope with very heavy orchestral passages- not to speak of the differences in sound from pressing to pressing.

I was therefore determined to buy a VPI and if not an SME 20, as both of them have very easy ways of changing the VTA.

I am not sure if the new LP12s have the facility but it is pointless talking of cartridge this or that without having all the necessary adjustments.

Just a thought.

Varun

PS: you would have noted that I have not worked out how to make the title bold.