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Anti-skating problem

I have an unusual problem, it does not matter how much I adjust the anti-skating on my turntable (Oracle delphi V - SME309 and Grado Sonata) I can never get the left channel to sound as detail as the right. I must admit that they are pretty close, (same output levels, same amount of details and depth) but if a play a choral work, (like a Bach's cantatas) I hear the "Shh" from the chorus on the right channel, but very little from the left. Can anyone tell me what's wrong? I checked VTA, Tracking force, Azimuth and the level of the turntable and all are correct.

Any help would be appreciated.

Miguel
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nandric
4,086 posts
 
I will never state this in public but I always start with
the 'blanco' LP or the 'blanco part' on the LP. This way
you can see with your own eye what the skating is as well how it works. From there you should reduce the amount involved and observe if there is any 'buzz' coming from the R channel. You can ignore anything comming from the L
channel.That is the only simple part in your (re) search. This way you start from somewhere while by any other method you start from nowhere.
Regards,
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stringreen
6,468 posts
 
L-shaped rooms are a bitch to get right. You might have to change the position of your speakers as well.
bifwynne
2,206 posts
 
Hi Nandric: My TT is fitted with a Rega RB 301 arm. IMHO, the anti-skating control, to say the least, is surprisingly primitive and cheap for an arm having such a nice reputation. Setting anti-skating is at best hit or miss. Please elaborate on the "blanco LP." What is it?? How does it work? Is there any other way to check and adjust anti-skating with some degree of precision? Thanks
dan_ed
2,451 posts
 
noting date of original post. :-)
bifwynne
2,206 posts
 
Ed: For sure -- fair comment. In any case, Nandric's advice is worthy of its own thread. Hopefully, he'll answer my question. Have a great day.
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