VTF Scale

I have a Shure VTF scale that works well. However, is there sopmething that is easier to use and NOT that much more expensive?

rwd07-02-2004 12:50pm

armstrod Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 620 posts 07-02-2004 at 09:21pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I just got a 120-Z, and it works great. Highly recommended.
armstrod Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 620 posts 07-04-2004 at 03:59pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I tested mine with a thin steel strip, known to be magnetic, balancing it like a tonearm over the scale surface. I couldn't detect any magnetic attraction at all. The scale is basically a plastic platform sitting on a strain gauge - there's not much to it. For $20 and reading to .1 gram, it's amazing.
armstrod Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 620 posts 07-05-2004 at 06:30am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete My cartridge is MM but yes, it goes right on the scale. On my Music Hall I have to remove the platter to make room (the scale is about .5 inch thick) but that's a small sacrifice. If it's important you could put something under the scale to bring the surface up to the exact level your platter would be. I thought the difference to be inconsequential.