To enjoy music Ear is best judge. measurement is like putting thermometer to into every cm of steak for perfect temperature(and salt spice...), enjoyment is in eating the steak.
If it sounds 'great', everything is ok?
G'day to all
Given that the listener has at least a good average hearing: If the sound quality from a record sounds 'great' to his ears, the various settings of the tone arm and cartridge (VTF, etc.) are correctly set.
Right or wrong?
Thanks for your inputs.
Cheers, eagledriver
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@elliottbnewcombjr Sorry, the obsession with low tracking weight ended decades ago. Record wear is much exaggerated. With MCs tracking at around 2.5g I have never heard it on any of my records. We all accept stylus wear is inevitable and not much affected by an extra 0.4g of weight. To start with always observe the manufacturer's advice on tracking weight. Set up with weight in the middle of his range. If it doesn't track cleanly add weight 0.1g at a time until it does. If it already does, lower it 0.1g at a time and see if it tracks securely. Stop if you reach the bottom of his range. If you hear the slightest mistracking, especially on high level, high frequency programme then add 0.2g back on and leave it. Apart from poorer sound, more damage is done to records and stylus by mis-tracking at too light weight than by tracking at a few 0.1gs more. Always use enough weight to track securely. |
@ashoka Enjoy listening to your steaks. |
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