Cartridge Tracking Force

...forgot to mention that the cartridge was relatively brand-new (only 2 hours of playing) after i've acquired tracking force gauge.
and after all i'm still above arround 0.2...0.3grams above the upper suggested limit.

HELLO FOLKS...

To my Erudite knowledge..., DEPENDS...!
On Summer less...
On Winter a litle more that specificated!

Cheers...

ALEX!

Marakanetz, I suspect that your vta is set to high and when you apply more tracking force this will lower your vta. You should set your tracking force to the recommended weight, and adjust your vta until all the instruments are heard clearly,or come into focus. If your arm does not have adjustable vta then I think you know why you have to track heavy to get better sound. You will not get the magic unless you have both the tracking force and vta right.

Johnnyrw, just wondering what turntable and arm you have, and what cartridges you are considering

You're right Ron, I recently placed spacers between cartridge and arm-shell to increase profile since my VTA was already set on the lowest level.

Now my "sweetest-to-ear" tracking force is 1.63g measured by CartridgeMan.