Maybe Astrud is actually walking while she performs? Unless you want to really get into tt set-up and are quite adept at using your hands and making minute adjustments, I would entrust set-up to a pro and leave all this VTA adjustment for each record aside. My two pennies worth. PS If you do want to get into this black art, I would recommend being well equipped and looking into purchasing Wally Tools. No, I am not associated with Wally, although I do owe him the courtesy of a phone call since he was generous enough to provide me with his number to offer to answer my questions about the use of his tools and tt set-up and I never found the time to call. Sorry Wally!
cartridge allignment/test record
I just got a new turntable (SME Model 20/2) with a IV.Vi arm and Dynavector XV-1 cartridge. I am generally very pleased with the sound of this rig. To tweak it, I am using a Radio Shack test record which has two tracks for testing channel separation/crossover. On one track, the listener hears an 800Hz tone in the left channel and a 3000Hz tone in the right. When I flip the channel balance on my preamp to one side or the other, I hear what I am supposed to hear: all 800 on one side and all 3000 on the other.
The next track is reversed: 3000 left and 800 right. When I listen just to the right channel, I hear only 800. But when I listen to just the left, I hear predominently 3000 but with a good amount of 800Hz.
I have tried fiddling with the allignment, with no success. The cartridge is threaded and there is very little lateral wiggle room when mounting it in the headshell.
I have also played with the antiskate, also with no success. Interestingly, I notice the problem is less pronounced (although still a problem) with anitskate off!
This is not just a nitpicking problem. I have noticed on some LP's that I am very familiar with that the soundstage is not as wide as before. (Check out Speaker's Corner wonderful version of Getz/Gilberto Girl from Ipanema, where Astrud Gilberto is standing way left of the left speaker and Getz is way on the right.)
Any suggestions?
The next track is reversed: 3000 left and 800 right. When I listen just to the right channel, I hear only 800. But when I listen to just the left, I hear predominently 3000 but with a good amount of 800Hz.
I have tried fiddling with the allignment, with no success. The cartridge is threaded and there is very little lateral wiggle room when mounting it in the headshell.
I have also played with the antiskate, also with no success. Interestingly, I notice the problem is less pronounced (although still a problem) with anitskate off!
This is not just a nitpicking problem. I have noticed on some LP's that I am very familiar with that the soundstage is not as wide as before. (Check out Speaker's Corner wonderful version of Getz/Gilberto Girl from Ipanema, where Astrud Gilberto is standing way left of the left speaker and Getz is way on the right.)
Any suggestions?
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