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Mounting of a tonearm.

I have an Oracle turntable with a rare Micro Seiki TA-1 tonearm. I don't have any dimensions or instructions for the installation of the tonearm.
How critical is the measurement from the spindle to the tonearm.?
How would i be able to determine the correct measurement ?

The tonearm sounds great the way it is installed but on some recordings i hear a little distortion on the last track and i am wondering if this dimension would have anything to do with it.
Thanks
Todd
tshulba
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swampwalker
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IIRC, innermost tracks are hardest for the stylus to track. Try adding a touch more VTF or anti-skate.
tshulba OP
41 posts
 
Have tried up to max antiskate but makes no difference.
I have aligned cartridge the best i can and adjusted VTF no improvement.
I would like to find out how to determine the correct mounting position of the tonearm from the spindle.I think this could effect the tracking error. Or is the spindle to tonearm distance that critical?
Todd
2002ss335
84 posts
 
I am not familiar with the Micro Seiki TA-1 arm but if it has a slotted headshell then the arm location is not critical. The distance that matters is from the stylus to the pivot point and this can be adjusted by moving the cartridge in the headshell.
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