Inner groove distortion as tonearm moves toward the center of record What is cause??

What exactly produces INNER GROVE distortion??

Is it a poorly aligned cartridge, or a mismatch between the cartridge and tonearm combo???

Is this distortion more evident on budget tables, and/or tables under $500??

Thank you,

S.J.

sunnyjim07-31-2020 3:25am

boxer12 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 8,656 posts 08-01-2020 at 02:23am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I would start by realigning your cartridge. Make it as perfect as you can with the tools you have. If that doesn't work, buy better alignment tools.
sunnyjim OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 927 posts 08-01-2020 at 09:24pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Thanks to all who have responded so far. I appreciate your time Special thanks to "mikelavigne" for a thorough explanation of the issues I posted. It was not overly technical, and very helpful in understanding the problems encountered with vinyl playback and turntables.
mijostyn Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 8,543 posts 08-02-2020 at 01:26pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Can't put it any better than Mike L. A tangential tracker does make a significant improvement but there is still the slow speed which limits high frequency performance. This is where 45 RPM records shine.
djones51 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 4,947 posts 08-02-2020 at 01:54pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete It's just physics. https://www.yoursoundmatters.com/vinyl-record-inner-groove-distortion-simple-explanation/
sid42 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 302 posts 08-02-2020 at 01:55pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete gdnrbob +1, I'm with ya!