Harry Weisfield suggests in the manual for my new TT: "a 60 watt light put above a turntable in a cold room will heat up the cartridge just enough to make it much more compliant and track better". "We have found almost all cartridges work and sound best at 72 degrees".
Stylus Warm-up Time
Do you prefer to warm up your stylus before listening i.e. by playing one side (or 2) of an "expendable" LP?
How long is considered acceptable warm up time?
Do you listen immediately or do you wait until the optimisation period is up?
Also what temperature range do you listen at? (My preference is 21-23 degrees C ambient although it doesn't mean I'll stop listening if it goes to 23.5 ;^)