how to set up a tonearm/cartridge


I have a Micro Seiki RX500 TT, a SME 3012R arm, an Ortofon SPU Classic GME, and a Denon DL103-R cartridges, I'm having a distortion problem that I'd like some help with, if there a generous soul to point me in the right direction, please do so, I hear said distortion mostly when playing the last two or three tracks, and most noticeable when its a female singer.
Please help!!!
Thanks to all.
Mario
marcel1728

Showing 1 response by rauliruegas

Deare Marcell728: Other issue with your Ortofon cartridge is that's a poor tracker with a low compliance: 8cu, that's why those 4.0grs on VTF.. So you can expect to have a lot better results after checking the tonearm/cartridge/TT set up.

Any bad tracker cartridge not only give us some kind of problems at the inner grooves but normally at microscopic level when reading the recorded information it can't recovery the full information due that normally because that poor traking characteristic don't stay 100% in touch with the grooves and this happen not only at the inner grooves.

Now, if that kind of sound is what you like it then that is part of the trade-offs that exist in all audio items, there is nothing perfect.

According with Ortofon specs that cartridge can ride safely at 5.0grs as top/superior VTF limit. You can try it and see what happen.

Regards and enjoy the music,
R.