The weight at the rear of the tonearm is for adjusting
the Tracking Force. Move the weight to the rear & that lessons the weight on the cartridge, Move the weight forward & that increases the weight. Find out what your
cartridge reqirement is, each cartridge usually has a
range where they operate optimally. If You are not sure,
then a good starting spot would be around 1.75 to 2.0 grams.
How do You measure? well You need a scale, Digital scales
are available in the audigon classifieds, & Shure makes an
inexpensive mechanical scale for around $25 that gets the
job done for most cartridges.
Grado makes some good cartridges for the money (moving Iron/moving magnet). Moving coil cartidges can get pricey
& most are low output which may need a high gain phono stage or step up transformer. there are some MC carts that are high output (1 to 2 mv output). Blue point special is a popular lower cost MC cartridge.
the Tracking Force. Move the weight to the rear & that lessons the weight on the cartridge, Move the weight forward & that increases the weight. Find out what your
cartridge reqirement is, each cartridge usually has a
range where they operate optimally. If You are not sure,
then a good starting spot would be around 1.75 to 2.0 grams.
How do You measure? well You need a scale, Digital scales
are available in the audigon classifieds, & Shure makes an
inexpensive mechanical scale for around $25 that gets the
job done for most cartridges.
Grado makes some good cartridges for the money (moving Iron/moving magnet). Moving coil cartidges can get pricey
& most are low output which may need a high gain phono stage or step up transformer. there are some MC carts that are high output (1 to 2 mv output). Blue point special is a popular lower cost MC cartridge.