Wayne Nixon wrote:
quoted 19 lines I have 2 Technics 1200's both with Stanton Trackmaster cartridges and
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> I have 2 Technics 1200's both with Stanton Trackmaster cartridges and
> both with the Stanton T-AL stylus. I have noticed recently that some of
> the records which I play quite often are getting very noisey. The spots
> where the records show noticeable noise are the spots from which I cue
> the records up from. Is this a sign of needle wear or could it be that
> I should be using a different needle or stylus? I have the needles
> weighted at around 3.7 grams which sometimes is not enough weight to
> even hold the groove with some records. Is this a common problem with
> these needles or needles in general? I used to have the Stanton 680 EL
> cartridges but I could never get these weighted enough to prevent them
> from jumping out of the record grooves when I was cueing stuff up.
> Though this was a problem I never did notice any record wear when using
> these needles. Anyone have any similar experiences or have any advice
> they can give me. If anyone can answer any of these questions I would
> really appreciate it.
>
> Thanks for reading,
> Wayne