2. analog
  3. 1110565479

Goldmund Studio/T3 with Helikon cartridge

I recently pur a Helikon on my Goldmund table and have been experiencing some curious issues. The manufacturer specifies a tracking force of 1.75 but in order to get reliable tracking I am forced to use something in the range of 1.9 to 2.0.

Even at that vtf I still occasionally get a record that, although it always played and tracked normally on my previous setup, that the Helikon doesn't like. It skips like crazy in some cases even though the disc isn't warped and/or worn excessively, etc. Very curious.

Anyone care to venture an opinion?
willster

Showing 1 response by perose

perose
40 posts
 
My experience with the Shure SFG and Helikon is that the reading on the SFG was pretty darned close to what I expected, 1.75gm, when I set up my arm (SME 10) by following the manufacturers directions. The cart tracks wonderfully and sounds great.

The biggest problem that I found was that the SFG didn't have the resolution at 1.75gm that would allow me to draw any meaningful conclusions about the actuat VTF other than it was in the ballpark. The SFG certianly wasn't off by a drastic amount.

Could you have an arm/cart resonance issue?
More to discover