I agre, 100 hours is about the average any cartridge I owned

Posted by Muzikmike (R) on March 29, 2012 at 10:33:34

In Reply to: RE: Turntable/cartridge burning in posted by collinslaw@fuse.net on March 29, 2012 at 09:54:17:

needed for the elastomers of the suspension to loosen up.

Tolerances in a cartridge (and of course the better ones have specs concerning that far tighter. That cantilever, too, will flex and loosen up over that early period.

The entire thing being that the magnet structure et al become aligned, which is why the sound changes. If the cartridge was not designed to allow for that break in, those changes would still occur, but that alignment of the moon, the sun, the stars and Jupiter would not be correct.

I've found that a sprinkling of ginger snap cookie dust will hasten things along. Simply crush the cookie until it is fine dust. If you wish, you can snort the remaining dust as only a tiny amount is needed for your cartridge. I'm told it produces a very fine "high." Or so JimK says.
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Topic - Turntable/cartridge burning in - rondos 07:59:30 03/29/12 (9)

RE: Turntable/cartridge burning in - gx502 17:32:04 04/01/12 (0)

It is dependant on the type of elastomer used in the cartridge suspension... - EdAInWestOC 04:45:39 03/30/12 (0)

RE: Turntable/cartridge burning in - Just Looking Around 02:52:06 03/30/12 (0)

I agree with cactus...nt - Doug G. 17:29:14 03/29/12 (0)

RE: Turntable/cartridge burning in - rondos 12:21:24 03/29/12 (0)

RE: Turntable/cartridge burning in - collinslaw@fuse.net 09:54:17 03/29/12 (1)

I agre, 100 hours is about the average any cartridge I owned - Muzikmike 10:33:34 03/29/12 (0)

RE: Turntable/cartridge burning in - cactuscowboy@bresnan.net 09:41:56 03/29/12 (1)

Setting the VTF on the light side when new WILL cause mistracking and other problms, because of - Muzikmike 10:40:28 03/29/12 (0)

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I agre, 100 hours is about the average any cartridge I owned - Muzikmike 10:33:34 03/29/12 (0)

I agre, 100 hours is about the average any cartridge I owned

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