The Technics originally came with a 17 oz. 1/4" thick rubber mat. They currently ship with a lighter, thinner one. You could stack another mat on top (sometimes I used to use the felt DJ mat plus the stock rubber mat to add record height), or you can order the original 17 oz. Technics "Supermat" from kabusa.com for about $20. That should help get the Technics' tonearm height adjustment into the right range for your cartridge.
Catch 22 in turntable setup
Hey everyone,
I am just getting into vinyl - I have been given a Marantz 2270 receiver and I purchased a Technics 1210 mk2 table. The plan is to use this for casual home listening. I just received my new Grado black cartridge as well and I am having some issues with initial setup.
The information I have gathered from several places seem to contradict themselves. I used the Technics printable protractor from Vinylengine.com to mount the cartridge to the headshell. The technics manual says that the VTA should be set according to the cartridge height (Grado black = 17.5mm I believe), which puts the arm at a 2.5mm VTA. The instructions with the Grado say to make sure of a 90 degree angle between the cart and the record. When using the settings mentioned, I cannot seem to achieve this angle - the cart is aimed slightly upward.
Can anyone offer some input on where I may have gone wrong?
Any and all help is appreciated.
Thanks.
I am just getting into vinyl - I have been given a Marantz 2270 receiver and I purchased a Technics 1210 mk2 table. The plan is to use this for casual home listening. I just received my new Grado black cartridge as well and I am having some issues with initial setup.
The information I have gathered from several places seem to contradict themselves. I used the Technics printable protractor from Vinylengine.com to mount the cartridge to the headshell. The technics manual says that the VTA should be set according to the cartridge height (Grado black = 17.5mm I believe), which puts the arm at a 2.5mm VTA. The instructions with the Grado say to make sure of a 90 degree angle between the cart and the record. When using the settings mentioned, I cannot seem to achieve this angle - the cart is aimed slightly upward.
Can anyone offer some input on where I may have gone wrong?
Any and all help is appreciated.
Thanks.
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