You mentioned it started skipping a few days after you got the setup. You must done something that might have caused the skipping. Think about what you have had done. It oould be a combo of many things. Perhaps wrong overhang or incorrect VTF?
Needle on VPI Scout w/ JMW 9 skips....please help
I have just set up my first VPI Scout w/JMW 9 arm and new Dynavector 10x cartridge, sitting on a gingko cloud9. The cartridge was professionally installed and I was very pleased with the sound.
However, a few days later the needle started "skipping" (tracking the same groove) on a record that I have never had an trouble with before. I noticed it was happening on the last track (closer to the center of the record). I flipped the record over and the same problem occured in the same area of the record.
Perplexed, I pulled out another record and again the needle stated skipping. This has happened on a few records, and most importantly, I noticed the needle skipping closer to the inner half of the record.
My initial thoughts are either...
A)too little tracking force
or
B)too much anti-skating pressure (because the needle skips backwards, repeating most recently tracked groove)
Any help would be tremendously appreciated!
However, a few days later the needle started "skipping" (tracking the same groove) on a record that I have never had an trouble with before. I noticed it was happening on the last track (closer to the center of the record). I flipped the record over and the same problem occured in the same area of the record.
Perplexed, I pulled out another record and again the needle stated skipping. This has happened on a few records, and most importantly, I noticed the needle skipping closer to the inner half of the record.
My initial thoughts are either...
A)too little tracking force
or
B)too much anti-skating pressure (because the needle skips backwards, repeating most recently tracked groove)
Any help would be tremendously appreciated!