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Cardas Burn-In LP

Hi:
I received my Cardas Burn-In LP today. I'm using a new rig, for me at least. LP12 (10 years old), new RB-1000 arm and Rega Exact 2 cart. I've been playing with the various sweeps on the LP and they do what they should. I read through the other uses for the LP and saw that the 1/2" wide blank (no grooves) sections on side 2 can be used to check tonearm balance and settings. It says the arm should track slowly toward the center. Well mine races across these areas and actually jumps a few grooves into the next section. My table (particularly the path of the arm) is dead level so I'm questioning the set-up of the arm. My dealer set it up, as I have NO experience with this stuff.

Is this a serious thing that should be addressed? If so what do I ask my dealer to check?

Thanks!
arch7
markd51
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While we're on the topic of the Cardas LP, I was wondering if there was anywhere on the web which gave better descriptions of what each track on either side of the LP does, and what they can-should be used for?

I know there are some descriptions on the Jacket, but a better analysis would certainly help guys like me better understand.

I also have an older Cardas LP, circa 1996, which has the same stuff on both sides, and the LP came with nothing so to speak for description of tracks other than the obvious. Thanks, Mark
hdm
1,062 posts
 
This should help:

http://www.cardas.com/content.php?area=music&content_id=4&pagestring=System%20Setup%20Tools&album_id=8
arch7 OP
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Thanks
I'll check out Doug's posts!
cello
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Arch7,
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Here is a link to one of Doug's recent postings that includes a step by step cartridge/arm set up of starting with zero Anti-Skate finding the VTF and then coming back to working on the Anti skate.

http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?eanlg&1195842142&openfrom&5&4#5

Do some searches and find some of Doug's other posts on his ideas and experience with Anti-Skate settings.
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The Cardas Record Sweep is terrific. I have found nice sonic benefits by running the Sweep tracks in my system every two - three weeks (quite audible and well worth the time).
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Rgds,
Larry
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