I use 2 donuts on the outrigger with the others on the top....slide them close to the pivot and I'm good to go...it just adds a bit of compensation, though I can't hear a difference with/without it. I twist the whole assembly on its attachment to the tonearm so that it's travel is the same with the arm in the leadin or leadout grooves.
Setting Anti-Skate on VPI Fatboy Tonearm
Greetings Everyone!
I have a VPI Classic 4 turntable and just replaced the 12" 3D unipivot tonearm with a 12" Fatboy gimbaled. Unfortunately, I have never been very comfortable with the anti-skate adjustment on these tonearms. I use the HiFi News test record but always hear a buzz in the right channel at the 16 dB level and above on the 300 Hz test tracks. The whole wire twisting thing is an utter joke, and the fishing string mechanical do-hickey does not provide a consistent anti-skate force across the record. I'm sure I must not be using it correctly, and would love to see a video of how the anti-skate is properly setup on these tonearms.
Greatly appreciate your input, advice and suggestions.
Cheers,
TMQ
I have a VPI Classic 4 turntable and just replaced the 12" 3D unipivot tonearm with a 12" Fatboy gimbaled. Unfortunately, I have never been very comfortable with the anti-skate adjustment on these tonearms. I use the HiFi News test record but always hear a buzz in the right channel at the 16 dB level and above on the 300 Hz test tracks. The whole wire twisting thing is an utter joke, and the fishing string mechanical do-hickey does not provide a consistent anti-skate force across the record. I'm sure I must not be using it correctly, and would love to see a video of how the anti-skate is properly setup on these tonearms.
Greatly appreciate your input, advice and suggestions.
Cheers,
TMQ