TBG....that is absolutely the wrong way to correct for a/s adjustment
Harry Weisfeld Was Right All Along
I'll admit that I was skeptical when I heard Harry Weisfeld of VPI say that his JMW tonearm sounded better without any antiskating device a few years ago. All the arguments for antiskating compensation seemed plausible if not undeniable.
But today, I've seen the light. I own a Michell Orbe SE with a Wilson Benesch Act 0.5 arm and a Shelter 501 II cartridge. I dialed everything in, but still had the compunction to fiddle around with something so I removed the funky anti-skate weight from the WB. Not only does the arm behave much better (no annoying, backswing when indexing), but it actually sounds better to my ears. Smoother, more dynamic, less etched/more natural are the changes I hear. I wonder how many other arm/cartridge combinations would benefit from eschewing their anti-skate mechanisms.
While I originally thought that Harry Weisfeld was simply making excuses, in reality, he was probably just being honest. I'm sure the twisty-wire approach he now uses is a good way to implement anti-skating for those who must have it.
But today, I've seen the light. I own a Michell Orbe SE with a Wilson Benesch Act 0.5 arm and a Shelter 501 II cartridge. I dialed everything in, but still had the compunction to fiddle around with something so I removed the funky anti-skate weight from the WB. Not only does the arm behave much better (no annoying, backswing when indexing), but it actually sounds better to my ears. Smoother, more dynamic, less etched/more natural are the changes I hear. I wonder how many other arm/cartridge combinations would benefit from eschewing their anti-skate mechanisms.
While I originally thought that Harry Weisfeld was simply making excuses, in reality, he was probably just being honest. I'm sure the twisty-wire approach he now uses is a good way to implement anti-skating for those who must have it.
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Is it feasible that the unipivot arm bearing wearing in defeated the need for the A/S?I certainly hope not. Tonearm bearings should not wear in any detectible way for many years, if not decades. If it wore that much in just 100 hours, it would soon become completely unplayable. Stringreen, I agree with your comment to Tbg, but you're about 4 years too late. ;-) |
TBG....that is absolutely the wrong way to correct for a/s adjustment I got a nice picture from a - former - proud member of NASC (No Anti Skate Club), it shows his Lyra Titan i in the typical harly used, excellent condition :-) Well, each his own, but the repair bill did let him look for another club ...and TBG's description is definitely one which can save you a lot of money. |
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