Grado Cartridges and Stylus - Questions and Advice.

[AnthonyI]

I'll test it out with Eisley "Room Noises". Should be a good test to hear distortion on those vocals.

Anything your REALLY familiar with will be a good test

 

[dbarila]

Anything your REALLY familiar with will be a good test

Room Noises was the last thing I listened to last night. Pretty sure those drums weren't there last night!

 

[dbarila]

Now my second test Texas Sun is skipping. What could be up with that? Tracking force shows 1.58.

 

[brownsugah]

What are the differences between the Blue 2 & 3? I’m just curious.

 

[AnthonyI]

Now my second test Texas Sun is skipping. What could be up with that? Tracking force shows 1.58.

I think that's on the low end, maybe go 1.65/1.7

 

[dbarila]

I think that's on the low end, maybe go 1.65/1.7

Up to 1.79 and still skipping. Gonna give another record a try.

Edit: Trying David Gray White Ladder and no skipping. Even on the thumping bass on Please Forgive Me. Is it possible I just had a bum copy of Texas Sun that my Black handled find but not the Blue?

 

[Nee Lewman]

Up to 1.79 and still skipping. Gonna give another record a try.

Edit: Trying David Gray White Ladder and no skipping. Even on the thumping bass on Please Forgive Me. Is it possible I just had a bum copy of Texas Sun that my Black handled find but not the Blue?

Anything’s possible. You should give the record a clean and try again.

 

[dbarila]

Tried cleaning Texas Sun. No luck. Still skipping. I tried a bunch of other records and they seemed to be fine. Even tried the dreaded "All Alone" on my Demon Days and it played fine. I guess it's just my copy of Texas Sun. Maybe I can get a repalcement.

 

[dbarila]

Spoke too soon. Major skips on Fire Coming Out of the Monkeys Head.

 

[Nee Lewman]

Spoke too soon. Major skips on Fire Coming Out of the Monkeys Head.

I’ve got a forty five that’s gonna make pull out my Demon Days and my 45 of Mannish Boy later today. Demon days for tracking in general and the Muddy Waters because it will show sibilance if anything is off.

 

[dbarila]

I know it's hard to tell from a picture but here is my alignment as best I could photograph at the 2 Stevenson points. Does anything look majorly off?

 

[Splunders]

I know it's hard to tell from a picture but here is my alignment as best I could photograph at the 2 Stevenson points. Does anything look majorly off?

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It looks tilted to the left to me. Do you have a top down pic?

 

[dbarila]

It looks tilted to the left to me.

How do I adjust the tilt? With the screws?

 

[HiFi Guy]

mm

How do I adjust the tilt? With the screws?

Your azimuth is off (tilt). What turntable is it?

 

[dbarila]

mm


Your azimuth is off (tilt). What turntable is it?

UTurn. I didn't adjust anything in the headshell (mainly because you can't)

 

[HiFi Guy]

UTurn. I didn't adjust anything in the headshell (mainly because you can't)

Yes you can. There’s an upward facing screw (screw head towards the platter). Loosen it and rotate the headshell until it’s level. Tighten screw.

 

[dbarila]

Yes you can. There’s an upward facing screw (screw head towards the platter. Loosen it and rotate the headshell until it’s level. Tighten screw.

I'll give it a try when I get home. Would that contribute to skipping issues? Or am I still looking for another culprit?

 

[AnthonyI]

Should be on the bottom side of this collar

 

[HiFi Guy]

I'll give it a try when I get home. Would that contribute to skipping issues? Or am I still looking for another culprit?

It could contribute definitely as the stylus isn’t making proper contact with the groove walls.

 

[dbarila]

It could contribute definitely as the stylus isn’t making proper contact with the groove walls.

How do I make sure it's level besides the eye test?