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Antiskating .... The last analog secret

excellent condition
hardly used

no, I didn't do that :)

I think, there is a difference between Antiskating and the right Antiskating.
Calibration with a blank surface is not always the 100% solution.
What do you think?

Thomasheisig (Reviews | Threads | Answers | This Thread)

12-18-08

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12-18-08 There was a bit of discussion not long ago about how some ar ... Ptmconsulting

12-18-08 I have always known antiskating to be an aid to help the sty ... Ponnie

12-18-08 basically, i don't use it. it is never correct over the who ... Stanwal

12-18-08 Great photo, thomas. very likely caused by many hours of pla ... Dougdeacon

12-18-08 Skating force is the product of the stylus' friction in the ... Nsgarch

12-18-08 Nice to have you back with your wise advises nsgarch ! Jloveys

12-18-08 Hey, doug. it's me again. :) i would definately agree that ... Nrenter

12-18-08 Guys, suggest you go to 6moons.com/archives/audio reviews/a ... Rockyboy

12-18-08 Great idea for a thread thomas. however, i don't believe tha ... Dan_ed

12-18-08 And what is all that black stuff? Dan_ed

12-19-08 What pictures are you looking at? i would love to play with ... 0thd

12-19-08 I saw "this" the first time. probably to much side ... Thomasheisig

12-19-08 Neil, great to see you again! hope all's well. your as metho ... Dougdeacon

12-19-08 Dear thomasheisig: there is no doubt that the as subject is ... Rauliruegas

12-19-08 Raul, now you make me paranoid because i believe that my se ... Maineiac

12-19-08 Here's a method for setting antiskate (as) that's more effec ... Dougdeacon

12-19-08 I do not employ anti-skating on any of my tonearms. ymmv Audiofeil

12-19-08 I haven't used antiskating on any of the tonearms that i've ... Salectric

12-19-08 Dear friends: let me share with you some thoughts: if everyt ... Rauliruegas

12-19-08 It may strike some of you as strange, but when i think of wh ... Nsgarch

12-20-08 Could you clarify please if in general more antiskating (or ... Dazzdax

12-20-08 Very good description nsgarch! my thinking has been along th ... Dan_ed

12-20-08 I would like to add that the existance of skating forces, an ... Kirkus

12-20-08 Dazz, well you barely make it! go to http://www.cartridged ... Nsgarch

12-20-08 Thomas, i have a different theory. maybe the bearings on t ... Dgad

12-20-08 What i find weird about the cart in thomas' pic (is it a lyr ... Nsgarch

12-20-08 Thank you for referring to the cartridge resonance calculato ... Dazzdax

12-20-08 All this talk of setting a/s with a test record makes sense ... Salectric

12-20-08 Fwiw, the methodology i posted does result in a zero antiska ... Dougdeacon

12-20-08 This whole "we don't listen to test records, so they do ... Kirkus

12-21-08 Kirkus, i have a couple of test records that i have no use f ... Dan_ed

12-21-08 there's simply no way this is the case - the change in the s ... Kirkus

12-21-08 I am not using any as and have gone as far as tying up the w ... Stltrains

12-21-08 I've always used as until today. i have set it the same as t ... Jfrech

12-21-08 In 1969 an in depth scientific/theoretical study was done on ... Stefanl

12-21-08: Audiofeil
That study was conducted long before the advent of shibata,
gyger, van den hul, and other fine line profiles.

I'd question its' applicability today.
Audiofeil (Threads | Answers | This Thread)

12-21-08 That is interesting because sumiko recommend a setting of ab ... Stefanl

12-21-08 The close up of the cartridge looks as if it was used/ abuse ... Stiltskin

12-21-08 Sumiko blue point? that's funny. entry level/run of the mil ... Audiofeil

12-21-08 The old cartridges did not of course have the r&d of today's ... Stefanl

12-22-08 Here's the deal on styli and friction: line contact (or mic ... Nsgarch

12-22-08 Nsgarch, i've always thought the line contact styli have a g ... Dazzdax

12-22-08 I don't fuss much at all with anti skating on my graham phan ... Stiltskin

12-22-08 Stiltskin i have a phantum also and i cannot get the antiska ... Hevac1

12-22-08 start by taking the as weight off altogether. as on top leve ... Dougdeacon

12-22-08 Get rid of that phantom piece of junk and buy yourself a reg ... Ptmconsulting

12-22-08 dazz, sometimes physics can be maddeningly counter-intuitive ... Nsgarch

12-22-08 I think, this thread is essential for every analog enthusias ... Thomasheisig

12-22-08 I have found that not only is correct anti-skate an illusive ... Stringreen

12-22-08 Hevac, if all looks to be good with your cartridge and as ... Stiltskin

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