antiskate disc

billstevenson

Antiskate force is, was, and always will be controversial. 

That's likely true. It's probably complicated by the fact that some users, and some manufacturers too, advise against using antiskate force altogether.

One thing to keep in mind is that the skating force will vary from record-to-record (depending on the level at which they're cut) and it will vary as you play the record as well. So the best anti-skating setting can be no better than a best approximation. That's probably part of what drives some users to linear tracking arms. (Although, as I look at how some are propelled, I'm not convinced that all of them avoid skating force completely.)

mylogic

You initiated all this denial ... Suggesting there should be a wide “study” to quantify this is plain bonkers. To further suggest what l said was a “pronouncement” was purely an intended sarcastic and uncalled for remark ... You obviously can’t tolerate being corrected ... If you don’t know anything for sure, l suggest politely to belt up.

I'm not sure why you've made this personal. If you have any complaints about my postings I suggest you take your complaint to the moderators.

Whatever observations I make here are based on my personal experience.

mylogic

A stylus imitates a cutting head. Why would it not try to cut a groove on a blank test disc?

No, a playback stylus does not "imitate" a cutting head. It’s true that modern stylus profiles do come close to replicating that of the cutting head, but that’s pretty much where the similarity ends. For example, the cutting head is driven by an amplifier, and subject to cooling to offset the heat that results from cutting the disc.

Please don’t make me laugh, admit you got a bit hot ... Any neutrals out there wish to give cleeds a “pronouncement” with their findings to save him the bother?

It looks like you want to make this personal and argumentative. That's unfortunate. Have a nice day.

mylogic

@cleeds “That sounds unlikely” “What the heck are you using for VTF?” is misinforming you.

Where exactly is the misinformation there?

Anyone who has ever had a test record with a test band for bias (anti-skate) adjustment can tell you marks are left after playing.

What was the sample size of your study that led to that pronouncement? Hint: It wasn't big enough.

jw944ts

... 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 ...

That sounds unlikely. If true, it would render most LPs unplayable. What the heck are you using for VTF?