Wrong...that's not the way to set a/s. I use no a/s at all...tried it with and without, and without takes the prize in this house. Listen and make your own decision, but the way you discribe is not a correct test.
Anti-skate setting on Graham 2.2
Hi All - There's a lot about setting the antiskate, but not much on the following question.
Here goes - I've set up the Graham arm (VPI TNT w Kleos) and VTF and overhand ets are spot on. I then use the Cardas vinyl setup disk to set the antiskate by using the cool blank test track in the middle of the LP. I've set the antiskate so the cartridge stays in the middle without swinging out or in. Seems spot on to me.
So, the question is - upon cueing the arm up or down, the arm will swing towards the outside of the record - should this happen?
Because the antiskate weight counteracts the centripetal force towards the spindle, then the cartridge should swing outwards when not loaded by centripetal forces- so this behavior makes sense to me.
But, I've yet to read anywhere that this actually what should happen - that the arm should swing out when cued. In fact, I mostly read that that the arm should drop straight down when set to play a track - if so, then it seems to me that the antiskate can't be doing much.
So, I'm hoping someone can confirm. Thanks !
Here goes - I've set up the Graham arm (VPI TNT w Kleos) and VTF and overhand ets are spot on. I then use the Cardas vinyl setup disk to set the antiskate by using the cool blank test track in the middle of the LP. I've set the antiskate so the cartridge stays in the middle without swinging out or in. Seems spot on to me.
So, the question is - upon cueing the arm up or down, the arm will swing towards the outside of the record - should this happen?
Because the antiskate weight counteracts the centripetal force towards the spindle, then the cartridge should swing outwards when not loaded by centripetal forces- so this behavior makes sense to me.
But, I've yet to read anywhere that this actually what should happen - that the arm should swing out when cued. In fact, I mostly read that that the arm should drop straight down when set to play a track - if so, then it seems to me that the antiskate can't be doing much.
So, I'm hoping someone can confirm. Thanks !
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