Buzzing with HFN Test Lp II


Hi everyone,

I just received the new version of the HiFi News Test Lp. Everything is ok with respect to the test tracks except one. I have a big buzzing sound from my RIGHT speaker with track 8, Side 1, which tests anti-skating. Apparently, this means that my anti-skating is off. The first 2 tests for it are fine. But, no matter what anti-skating I apply, track 8 is just buzzing loud as hell. Now let me get this straight, I want the tonearm to be skating AWAY from the center of the record, right? Or just not skating at all? I dunno, my main concern is record wear. I just bought some brand new LPs and I really dont want to mess them up.

Thanks in advance for any helpful suggestions.
nismo

Showing 1 response by onhwy61

What tonearm and cartridge combo are you using?

Anti skate is intended to compensate for pivoted tonearms natural tendency to fall in towards the center spindle. Ideally, the HFNRR tracks should all play cleanly without any buzzing in either channel. The fact that you are able to play the first two test tracks indicates that your misalignment in relatively minor. Unless there is something else seriously wrong with other elements of your cartridge setup, you will not damage your records due to a minor misalignment of the anti-skating adjustment.