What is your cartridge and tracking force used

Dear friends: Doug is right and bring a subject that is very important on the cartridge quality performance: temperature, we have to take care about.

Regards and enjoy the music.
Raul.

Soundsmith "The Voice" ebony, recommended .5 to 1.1, now at .8, trading off a little sibilance on really hot records for the best midrange sound overall.

Dave

Temperature variation may be correct... I noticed that I track my Benz LP lighter than Sonofjim. I live in the middle of the Sonoran desert and keep my house about 82 which is comfortable with such little humidity while it's 115 outside.

Clearaudio Discovery mounted on a Moerch DP-6, 12" Tonearm.

Recommend: 2.0 to 2.4

Currently set at 2.03 with no tracking problems.

VTA is set dead level.

Best regards,

Dave

Stringreen,
Just rechecked the LP and the VTF is actually now reading 2.03. I was a bit surprised by this but I've been really enjoying the sound lately. The suggested range goes up to 2.2 and of course VPI recommends tracking on the heavy side, especially with no anti-skate. All other parameters are still dead on(I raise the arm to parallel when measuring VTF as suggested by Mike at VPI). I'm wondering if I should try lighter VTF or just leave it alone. How did you arrive at 1.8? Do you raise the arm to level when you measure this? Is it preferable to the 2 gm range? Things sound good enough I'm not sure I want to touch it.