Stylus break in


Hi there good fellow 'Goners!

Just a quick issue that I need some advice on. My phono pre will arrive on Friday this week. Rigth nwo I have my cart all set up and dialed in, at least concerning overhang, azimuth, etc.
I was toying around with the idea of trying to break the cart in a bit by playing some lp's without actually having the tonearm leads hooked up so that when my pre arrives, the cart will have some time under its belt.

Is this wise or no? Better to wait? Any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance!
mariasplunge

Showing 1 response by rushton

It won't hurt, but the tonearm leads need break-in, too. Without current flowing, the wiring won't break in even though the cartidge may be getting some exercise.

A consideration: I always wonder about my own cartridge set up accuracy. If I couldn't hear it, I'd worry about whether I somehow have something awry that I'd only know about if I could hear what's happening.
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