Hello Mythtrip:
Welcome to the wonderful world of analog. All of the above suggestions are good, the tips are excellent, and with some variations they will improve your system.
VTA for instance, I have two arms and both manufacturers recommend horizontal VTA, meaning the arm is parallel to the record surface (level the TT first!). However, after much adjusting I have found that both sound better slightly tipped back (low on the pivot end), but neither arm is at the same height.
Break-in on my Dynavector 17D-II Karat was somewhere between 50 and 80 hrs. The improvement was noticable after about 50 hrs., and seemed to be completely settled in at about 80.
Another variable is the tracking pressure, one arm sounds best at 2.2 grams (RB 600), the other at about 1.8-9 grams (SME 3012-R). Go figure!
If all else fails, and I find myself getting too anal, tequila is the best overall tweak.
Best regards,
Dave
Welcome to the wonderful world of analog. All of the above suggestions are good, the tips are excellent, and with some variations they will improve your system.
VTA for instance, I have two arms and both manufacturers recommend horizontal VTA, meaning the arm is parallel to the record surface (level the TT first!). However, after much adjusting I have found that both sound better slightly tipped back (low on the pivot end), but neither arm is at the same height.
Break-in on my Dynavector 17D-II Karat was somewhere between 50 and 80 hrs. The improvement was noticable after about 50 hrs., and seemed to be completely settled in at about 80.
Another variable is the tracking pressure, one arm sounds best at 2.2 grams (RB 600), the other at about 1.8-9 grams (SME 3012-R). Go figure!
If all else fails, and I find myself getting too anal, tequila is the best overall tweak.
Best regards,
Dave