I've played around with loading a little on my Supratek. It's got 4 built-in settings. While the differences are slight, there are 2 settings that sound better than the recommended one for the 103r. I think it may boil down to what type of sound you (or I) like, and also the rest of the system.
I feel the same way about tracking force. I don't care if Denon says 1.8 - 2.2 for the 103r. I get best results at about 1.55, with anti-skate set to zero. And I do that with a Shure gauge, no digital scales for me.
One funny thing though, after buying a stake in the Wally Analog Tool, I do get goofy about azimuth. It is nice to have the correct levels out of each side.
Same thing with other recommended parameters. Specs get you in the ballpark. The fine tuning gets the sound YOU like.
FWIW, YMMV, etc....
Joe
I feel the same way about tracking force. I don't care if Denon says 1.8 - 2.2 for the 103r. I get best results at about 1.55, with anti-skate set to zero. And I do that with a Shure gauge, no digital scales for me.
One funny thing though, after buying a stake in the Wally Analog Tool, I do get goofy about azimuth. It is nice to have the correct levels out of each side.
Same thing with other recommended parameters. Specs get you in the ballpark. The fine tuning gets the sound YOU like.
FWIW, YMMV, etc....
Joe