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
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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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