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Is loud needle talk good or bad?

Ok , somewhere in the resonant chain of cantilever-cartridge body-head, shell-arm, arm base is amplifying the vibration of the cantilever . Causing lots of needle talk. So.. Is loud needle talk good or bad? We are talking of a distance of 2 ft or more.
jebsmith73
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jig
160 posts
 
What is the cartridge?
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thorman
1,262 posts
 
I have actually used thin piece of Vinyl flooring,between cartridge and headshell ( use it for a shim ) and it works quite well............
jebsmith73 OP
167 posts
 
The cartridge is a Dynavector XV1S . Graham Phantom II tonearm, Basis Debut turntable. VTF is 1.85g , VTA slightly up in the rear.
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stringreen
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neither....why do you listen so close to your turntable?
dan_ed
2,451 posts
 
It's only a problem if you can hear it over the rest of your system. :-) Relax, enjoy.

And please don't try any of those "fixes" posted earlier with your particluar arm/cart. Well you can try them, but you'll absolutely hate the results.
oakleys
78 posts
 
never read "naked lunch" by william s. burroughs?

be very careful....
macdadtexas
1,794 posts
 
Oakleys, you get the "best response of the month award" and it's only the 8th.

Classic literary reference!!
jebsmith73 OP
167 posts
 
Just ordered a Vector IV tonearm by Basis Audio. We see how it does against the Phantom II on my Debut table.
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yogiboy
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What the heck is needle talk?
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yogiboy
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Thanks Elizabeth for the explanation.I always heard that at a real low level but never gave it a second thought.
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