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Sibilence in one channel means?

I used a mintTractor and thought I got the setup spot on, but I've been noticing that when I hear siblence on vocals, that I think it pulls to the left channel - leading me to suspect that something is not correct.

Any thoughts? Azimuth? VTA?

I also hear 'lead in' on tracks (the beginning of the song starts faintly before it 'really' starts. This may also be in the left channel now that I think about it.

Thanks in advance for any advice (Dynavector 20XL on a VPI Scoutmaster w/sig JMW arm).
madfloyd
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isanchez
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With a line contact stylus tip, azimuth and anti-skate are very critical settings.

If you have this loupe, or equivalent, you can set it up on a record that has some non-recorded area. Place it on the record and in front of the cartridge. You'll be able to see the stylus tip and its reflection on the record. When the stylus tip and its reflection form a vertical line, the tip will be perpendicular to the record and azimuth will be set correctly. In my set up, when I set the azimuth with this method, I get no sibilant issues whatsoever.

As for the anti-skating, I used the Hi-Fi News Test LP. This helps with better focusing of the sibilants.

I recently took delivery of Dr. Feickert Adjust+, but I have not set it up yet. Once I do, I should be able to verify if I was off with my settings.

Best,

iSanchez
cruz123
586 posts
 
I use one counter-clockwise turn on my Scout (as if uncoiling the wire) and it seems to work fine. I do not detect any sibilance issues.
madfloyd OP
411 posts
 
Thanks, everyone, I'm going to try this now.
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