Seems you might be missing the same part the thread below identifies a similar issue...
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http://audiokarma.org/forums/index.php?threads/grace-tone-arm-anti-skate-set-up-question.356558/
Anti-skate is reqired to counter the effect of the "drag" the stylus/cartridge exerts on the arm while playing a track.
- Things can change if the cartridge, or even stylus-type is changed.
Even which track is selected sometimes has an impact, but with a mono recording this is rarely the case
Other impacts are
- the amount of friction the arm pivot bearing produces
- how good the actual anti-skate device on the arm is designed and operates.
Well designed/built arms tend to have very effective Anti-skate designs and their low friction pivot bearings tend to make them much more sensitive to anti-skate adjustment, in which case it is best to get it right.
I’ve had arms where anti-skate made little to no difference - but my Audomods arm/Cartridge combo is very sensitive and has an excellent anti-skate device that even counters the changes in drag that occur as the cartridge approaches the center of the album.
The easiest method to test ant-skate is to play an album that has been recorded in Mono.
- You should hear a centralized image, which may move left and right as you adjust the anti-skate.
You can also go "high-tech" with test records and a meter to measure output voltage of each channel
Personally - i trust my ears and use the mono-recording method
- if the image is "relatively" central you probably have little to worry about.
Regards - Steve
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http://audiokarma.org/forums/index.php?threads/grace-tone-arm-anti-skate-set-up-question.356558/
Anti-skate is reqired to counter the effect of the "drag" the stylus/cartridge exerts on the arm while playing a track.
- Things can change if the cartridge, or even stylus-type is changed.
Even which track is selected sometimes has an impact, but with a mono recording this is rarely the case
Other impacts are
- the amount of friction the arm pivot bearing produces
- how good the actual anti-skate device on the arm is designed and operates.
Well designed/built arms tend to have very effective Anti-skate designs and their low friction pivot bearings tend to make them much more sensitive to anti-skate adjustment, in which case it is best to get it right.
I’ve had arms where anti-skate made little to no difference - but my Audomods arm/Cartridge combo is very sensitive and has an excellent anti-skate device that even counters the changes in drag that occur as the cartridge approaches the center of the album.
The easiest method to test ant-skate is to play an album that has been recorded in Mono.
- You should hear a centralized image, which may move left and right as you adjust the anti-skate.
You can also go "high-tech" with test records and a meter to measure output voltage of each channel
Personally - i trust my ears and use the mono-recording method
- if the image is "relatively" central you probably have little to worry about.
Regards - Steve