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Tracking Force for Denon DL-103r

I recently received my Denon DL-103r from Japan and the lit is of course in Japanese. Get anyone help with the recommended settings for the tracking force, and other specs.? It is mounted on a Audioquest PT-6.

Dreadhead (System | Threads | Answers | This Thread)

03-11-06

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03-11-06 The recommended tracking force is 2.5gms, +/- .3gms. some g ... Downunder

03-12-06 Thanks. i had it set at 2.6 without the manual. i thought th ... Dreadhead

03-12-06 No more than 30-50 hours Downunder

03-12-06 2.5 grams works for me patrick Patrickamory

03-13-06 Also note that if you're using a shure stylus force tracking ... Thom_mackris

03-15-06 I think this setting is critical for the 103r. if it is not ... Tobes

03-17-06 . thom, . what do you think the most accurate & easiest to u ... Cello

03-17-06 The sfg-2 runs about 0.3g high eh? maybe i'll have to buy s ... Dlwask

03-17-06 Actually digital scales with 0.01g (claimed) accuracy are ge ... Tobes

03-18-06 I agree with the note on placing no more than 2.3 gms to the ... Flg2001

03-21-06 Dl103r runs best at the higher end of the tracking force ran ... Twl

03-21-06 Well, in my system, the best sound has well and truly left t ... Tobes

03-21-06 I use the origin live silver mk1 on a teres model 245. i wr ... Twl

03-22-06 Nope, i haven't read the review, but i will. your high vtf ... Tobes

03-22-06 This observation may be naive but couldn't the optimum track ... Macrojack

03-22-06 Completely agree that the 'right' tracking force will probab ... Tobes

03-22-06 I also suspect that there could be a difference in shure vtf ... Dan_ed

03-22-06 Thank you dan. i'll be trying to be as helpful as i can with ... Twl

03-23-06: Tobes
An update on my VTF with the Denon 103R.
I received my digital scale (50x0.01g) and have checked against the Shure SFG-2.
Not even close!!
Basically the Shure appears to be reading at least 0.3g too light! This actually puts me up close to Denon's recommended tracking weight. I actually measured 2.35g with antiskating applied and 2.43 with antiskating defeated (interesting).
I have posted some pics of this over at Audio Asylum:
http://www.audioasylum.com/audio/vinyl/messages/517131.html
Tobes (System | Threads | Answers | This Thread)

03-24-06 Be 'shure' to read my follow-up on this issue: http://www.a ... Tobes

03-24-06 Excellent work tobes! Dlwask

03-24-06 Well, i'm a bit pissed with myself for stuffing up the initi ... Tobes

03-25-06 Twl, it was your excellent review of this cartridge that pro ... Dreadhead

03-25-06 Well i made up the 'wally' jig for my digital scale. i found ... Tobes