thx. for the above comments: very helpful!
So far with my Grado I've been using it parallel to the record surface with good results but haven't yet tried experimenting much. It did not work very well when tilted upward toward the rear; bass response was lean.
Jvr there is a popular test record available from Audio Advisor.com: it's the Hi Fi News & Record Review LP (a.k.a. HFNRR). I just received mine but haven't tried it yet. There are a number of different test tracks for optimizing VTA, tracking force, antiskating force, etc.
So far with my Grado I've been using it parallel to the record surface with good results but haven't yet tried experimenting much. It did not work very well when tilted upward toward the rear; bass response was lean.
Jvr there is a popular test record available from Audio Advisor.com: it's the Hi Fi News & Record Review LP (a.k.a. HFNRR). I just received mine but haven't tried it yet. There are a number of different test tracks for optimizing VTA, tracking force, antiskating force, etc.