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Arm/cartridge weight measurement


I have a Thorens TD-110 with a Shure M97xE cartridge. While
this is a decent table, its strong point is not in
accurately measuring the weight of the stylus on the vinyl.
Recently, the weight became too light (extremely distorted
sound).

I adjusted it to be a bit heavier and it sounds better, but
not as good as it was a couple of months ago. Now I am
paranoid - what tools will I need to make sure the cartridge
is set up correctly? It was just installed a few months ago
by a local pro, but I would like to learn how to do this
myself.

Thanks,
Mark
pyite

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pyite OP
28 posts
 
Thanks for the excellent suggestions. I think I am still
getting some distortion on the really heavy bass, though the
only album that I also have on CD hasn't had the best care
over the years.

I picked up a couple of records that I have on CD. Jeff
Beck's Blow By Blow is likely to become my reference, what
do you think about that? I need to find an example that
will sound good on both CD and vinyl so that I can compare
the two as I build my analog system.

Thanks again,
Mark
pyite OP
28 posts
 
Thank you, I bookmarked the Vinyl Asylum and will likely be
spending a lot of time there over the next months.

Mark
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