I am woundering if there is difference in the height of the tone arm? there is that dial around the base of the mount and it raises or lowers the arm. will this damage your records if it is not set right?
scotto lansing, mi. ps. I have stanton trackmaster needles. > no, zero is supposed to be the point at which the arm balances exactly, so > you'd balance the arm as best you can (so it's suspended mid-air) then wind > the inner circle around -i.e. the one with the numbers on it, not the weight > itself- until it points to zero. You can then set the weight to it's > recommended setting (for most stanton/orthofon this is around 2) which all > being well should play the record at it's best fidelity and, of course, not > grind your records down too much. > > Personally I always find this to be a little too light for DJing, especialy > if your table is liable to shake. > > -s > > > > > >I mean the screw-mounted weight at the end of the tone arm. Often, the > actual cart will indicate the correct setting to which the weight > >should be > calibrated - meaning the numeric dial also on this weight. If not, a > >rough > guide is simply to set the gauge to zero, i.e flush with the end of > >the arm, > at which point the arm should balance horizontally if you've got the > >up/down > lever in the 'up' position. > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > The new MSN 8 is here: Try it free* for 2 months > http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/dialup >
