Bias on Koetsus


I was advised by the U.K. inporter to use no bias on
Koetsus and that the cantilever is off-set to allow for
this. Sugano apparently did not beleive in using any
form of compensation. Certainly the cantilevers I have seen appear not to be perfectly central to the body of
the cartridge when viewed front on. Any thoughts ?
retrosystem

Showing 1 response by albertporter

My Walker turntable has no anti skate and I adjust the tonearm by centering it over the platter where it doesn’t favor any direction. This is done using a blob of fun tack on the counterweight that’s equal to the weight of the Koetsu.

When my Koetsu was in the Graham arm, I used VERY little anti skate. About one fourth of what‘s considered correct.

These settings were based on what allowed the Koetsu to perform at it’s best. Considering I use no bias in one set up and nearly none in the other, perhaps your information is correct.

As always, turntable- arm -cartridges are mechanical and are extremely sensitive to every adjustment. It’s critical to experiment with each setting.

There are countless posts on this topic here at Audiogon and most are in line with my findings. You might read through some of them if it interests you.