Setting VTA/SRA to optimize playback...

Posted by EdAInWestOC (A) on September 30, 2007 at 14:34:57

In Reply to: Explain VTA? posted by bluelobster on September 30, 2007 at 07:09:49:

is a matter of whether the stylus is sensitive to VTA/SRA adjustment (Spherical = less sensitive, Line Contact = greater sensitivity) and the degree of difficulty in making that adjustment. You've received a lot of good responses but noone had addressed the human factor...the difficulty of making the adjustment.

If your tonearm has the facility to make that adjustment with little to no effort then you'll find yourself making the adjustment. Unfortunately not many arms make it that easy so most people use the approximate best setting and live with the results.

I added a Riggle VTAF to an OEM RB300 and its pretty dammed easy to set the VTA each time you spin a LP. The only thing that would be easier if the VTA adjustment were remote controlled. If that were a common feature I wonder how many people would claim it wasn't that critical.

Ed

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Topic - Explain VTA? - bluelobster 07:09:49 09/30/07 (18)

RE: Explain VTA? - Audio Fan 15:38:25 09/30/07 (2)

RE: Explain VTA? - bluelobster 16:06:20 09/30/07 (1)

RE: Explain VTA? - Audio Fan 17:45:19 09/30/07 (0)

Setting VTA/SRA to optimize playback... - EdAInWestOC 14:34:57 09/30/07 (0)

Find a nice average with a - risabet 12:34:24 09/30/07 (0)

Ever buy a set of tires? - Spinner 12:33:23 09/30/07 (2)

That was brilliant! - Muzikmike 12:49:01 09/30/07 (1)

RE: That was brilliant! - Spinner 10:12:27 10/01/07 (0)

RE: Explain VTA? - John Elison 09:39:49 09/30/07 (3)

Two senses of "VTA" - Helge Gundersen 12:37:51 10/01/07 (0)

RE: Explain VTA? - Great sketch - did you make it? (NT) - jsusky 11:18:40 09/30/07 (1)

No, I copied it from a magazine article. ;-) (nt) - John Elison 11:53:16 09/30/07 (0)

the line of contact - hifitommy 07:51:08 09/30/07 (2)

RE: the line of contact - Audio Fan 09:17:34 09/30/07 (1)

i dont necessarily agree with - hifitommy 11:28:31 09/30/07 (0)

RE: Explain VTA? - tomsherrimae@aol.com 07:25:18 09/30/07 (0)

RE: Explain VTA? - mosin 07:19:08 09/30/07 (1)

RE: Explain VTA? - adhoc 21:23:45 09/30/07 (0)

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