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Is my cantilever broken?

I may be revealing my ignorance in spades here, but here goes... Just received a Dynavectpr 10x5 .

When I placed it on my GeoDisc for alignment, I noticed that the cantilever gave under the weight of the cartridge, somewhat like the suspension system in a car.

In other words, the cartridge continued to move downwards into the cantilever, causing the angle of the cantilever to increase.

I have never noticed this before, but perhaps because I have never owned a cart with an entirely exposed needle.
zeluiz22

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pbb
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Seems normal to me, but it depends how much deflection there actually is. Set it up, play records and you will soon see; if it works well, then all is well

Good luck!
pbb
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Yes the suspension ages, but that takes years. In connection with the underside of the cart leaving precious little space to the record's surface, I have the same concern with my Kontrapunkt B that rides very very low to the record. As long as it clears, I can't see a problem. I my case, there is a problem, however, with records that have edge warp since the oscillation makes the movement of the cantilever a bit too radical for my taste and the underside of the cart can contact the record. Seems to me that designers of these things wrongly assume that LPs are properly pressed and pretty close in thickness and flatness when they are not.

Don't drive yourself crazy, unless that is your avocation any way.
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