Start at the manufacturer's recommended tracking-force.Contrary to what you might think a too light tracking-force has a better chance of ruining your records than a slightly too heavy one.There is plenty in the archives about this.I use my own ears as a final arbiter,weather can be a factor....The anti-skate effect differs with the arm,it is not the same across the board.I can hear anti-skate adjustments.But your tracking weight should be correctly set first.Do that now!
A question about tracking/skating
Hello,
My question concerns the tracking/anti-skating settings on my Pioneer PL-90 Reference table with AT125LC Audio Technica cart (but this question would apply to any turntable that I own). Tweaking turntable settings to achieve optimal sound boggles me. In my mind, setting the tracking to the lowest possible setting to allow the stylus to make "just-enough" contact makes sense to me since it seems that this would greatly reduce record and stylus wear. I currently have mine set at 0.75g (which seems extremely low from what Ive read). With that said, what is the cost/benefit of increasing/decreasing tracking pressure? I know that there are suggested tracking pressures, but do you all use them?
Second, what is anti-skating really about? It seems that regardless of how high/low I adjust my anti-skating settings, it does not alter sound/function one iota.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated as I am a mildly experienced vinyl noob that would like to make the most out of my system and the Internet has provided 'reccommendations' but I want to hear from experience.
Thanks,
Justin
My question concerns the tracking/anti-skating settings on my Pioneer PL-90 Reference table with AT125LC Audio Technica cart (but this question would apply to any turntable that I own). Tweaking turntable settings to achieve optimal sound boggles me. In my mind, setting the tracking to the lowest possible setting to allow the stylus to make "just-enough" contact makes sense to me since it seems that this would greatly reduce record and stylus wear. I currently have mine set at 0.75g (which seems extremely low from what Ive read). With that said, what is the cost/benefit of increasing/decreasing tracking pressure? I know that there are suggested tracking pressures, but do you all use them?
Second, what is anti-skating really about? It seems that regardless of how high/low I adjust my anti-skating settings, it does not alter sound/function one iota.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated as I am a mildly experienced vinyl noob that would like to make the most out of my system and the Internet has provided 'reccommendations' but I want to hear from experience.
Thanks,
Justin