On Sun, 6 Apr 1997, Ben Coffer wrote:
quoted 10 lines Never had a problem, since I changed the way I had my 1200's set up> Never had a problem, since I changed the way I had my 1200's set up
> anyway...i used to (when i first got them about 6 years ago) have them
> set up the way the manual tells you to, but thats just rubbish, when
> i got to uni several DJ type people that I met set them up properly
> for me, with the weight all the way up so the needle is as heavy as
> it can be, since then, no wobbly problems....
>
> (one of my other friends also had his set up the way the manual says
> and he used to put 10 pence pieces on top of the arm to weight it
> down, until i told him...)
You're ruining your rekkids, mate. The problem is, vinyl isn't designed for
the sort of low frequencies that they're putting on it these days. (chalk up
yet another advantage for CDs) Used to be that mastering engineers knew this
and filtered out the lows. I guess Mr. Porky Prime has no such
compunctions...
Audiophile places used to sell these plastic alignment discs to get the
stylus angle, tracking force, and counterweight set up so as to cause
the least wear possible. I wouldn't be surprised if someone doesn't
still make them. I borrowed one once and was amazed with the results.