I have a similar question , " VTA my compromise setting " . Read the answers I received . So parallel to which record ? a 140gr or a 180gr ? Also watch Soundsmith's Peter Ledermann's videos , https://www.sound-smith.com/soundsmith-cartridge-alignment . |
Happy Day After Thanksgiving How many cartridges do you play with ? Suggestion 1 stereo and 1 mono from the same company and possibly even the same model like Soundsmith Carmen mkII that comes in both or the Grado Prestige Specialty series Gold . This would eliminate height and weight differences. Just something to think about .
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Nice cartridges , my experience with setting the VTA parallel using a 160gr records works very well for records between 120gr and 200gr , I have a few records that are very light at 105gr that sounded bright . Using John Denver's "Poems, Prayers & Promises" one being a US Dynaflex pressing weighing 105gr and the other being a German pressing weighing 150gr the difference was noticeable but now as much as one would think . I've thought about trying to use a 150gr record to set the VTA but for now I think I have a few more 200gr records than 105gr ones so for now I'll keep 160gr as the middle or compromise setting . Good Luck
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