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Stylus tracking weight guage

I have recently come back to analog and looking to buy digital scale to get an accurate tracking weight on my tone arm/cartridge. I have looked at the audiophile guages at $100+ and I have looked at other guages online that range from $20-$45. So my question is does anyone have any experience with the nonaudiophile guages and can you recommend any brand or model? Thanks
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dan_ed
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The LC-50 looks like a great candidate. What are the users of this scale doing to get the stylus down to the lp surface level while weighing VTF? The Canrong scale is a little above LP height, but the LC-50 looks much higher.
dan_ed
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I bought mine from ANS before Sorasound was carrying them. Back then the price was around $80, but still much lower than any retail outlet. At these new prices I think it is a no brainer.

I do notice that repeatability with this gauge is not really that great. Be cautious of exactly where the stylus lands on the scale. But overall this scale is quite adequate for VTF setting and the extra decimal place is most helpful.
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