antiskate disc


this is not new info, but as I have struggled to adjust the antiskate on my REED 2G(not calibrated), I thought I would try the blank disc method, despite mixed reviews of this technique.  I have an ALNIC AMBER cartridge which has a FRITZ GYER S stylus....it is so fine that it immediately cuts its own groove in the vinyl blank disc, making subsequent passes impossible...frustrating!!

jw944ts

Showing 1 response by cfarrow

@lewm you are absolutely correct in your statement.  I am not sure how these forums get so testy and a lot of times someone disagrees it get this way.  Vinyl is so subjective and opinions vary.  We get new vinyl users or some with not a huge amount of skill in setup and we do them or these very forums a disservice for this type of behavior.  Setup is just that with small adjustments that mean the difference between a great sound or just OK sound.  I have use no anti-skate to a little anti-skate as I use what I hear first and also check how the stylus tracks in the grooves.  
 

@jw944ts I hope you get the answers you are looking for and let’s settle down some on the responses and try to give this member some useful information he can actually use to hone his setup skills with his table.