What Do You Hear When You Adjust VTA?


I need a reality check from some fellow vinylphiles. What do you hear when you adjust the VTA on your table? I have a DV 507MKII which allows me to adjust VTA on-the-fly. What differences should I be hearing if I move from parallel to raising the front of the arm (thus lowering the rear) vs lowering the front of the arm (thus raising the rear)?
stickman451

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Read Lloyd Walker's article on fine tuning your turntable. Be careful not to listen to a single instrument or just voice. Instead, listen to complex music (large ensemble jazz or orchestral). You also need to listen for soundstaging and resolution of inner detail. What Stevecham describes is good, but you can get mislead listening only to voice.