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In Reply to: RE: Need Help With Benz Ruby Z Problem posted by steven d on July 18, 2014 at 19:32:40
I would recommend balancing the arm so the stylus floats just above the record surface and observe how the tonearm moves across the record with antiskating turned off. It should remain fairly stationary at any point across the record. Then, apply antiskating and see if the arm swings back toward the arm-rest when released in the middle of the record. That would show that your antiskating mechanism is working.
On the other hand, even if your antiskating mechanism is disabled and not working, it doesn't seem like your tonearm should skip grooves when playing a record. I'm thinking that maybe the tonearm wiring is twisted in such a way that it is causing the arm to skate inward. However, this will be apparent in the test above if the arm floats briskly inward to the spindle even when antiskating is disabled. In that case, the tonearm wiring needs to be loosened and untwisted.
I can't think of anything else at the moment. I hope you solve the problem.
Good luck,
John Elison
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The AS works fine. Without the AS the arm floats in the same spot no matter where over the platter it's placed. When the AS is engaged, the arm drifts towards the rest.
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It sounds to me like the problem might be with the cartridge. Perhaps it has a broken stylus or cantilever. If you have another cartridge, I would recommend installing it to confirm your turntable and tonearm are operating properly and then send the Benz Ruby in for inspection and repair.
I hope you figure this out.
Good luck,
John Elison
Good. So looks like it's fine.I would suggest finish but start with no anti-skate. Remember a lot of people run without AS by choice which simply means it's not very destructive. I've run without at times, e.g. if prob, don't notice much diff either way.
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What is your arm exactly, I don't know "Audiomods arm".
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- Ricky Gervais, 2012
Sure doesn't look like a mismatch for yours Benz. I think its fine else a AS issue which case you can run off til addressed.
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Benz recommends 470-47K. Yesterday we went from 100 to 1K to 10K and it sounded better with each loading change. It's all a bit blurry today as there was some beer in play yesterday, I can't recall if things got worse as the loading value increased because we did try VTF changes and effective mass changes to the arm over the course of the procedures.
Opinions don't affect facts. But facts should affect opinions, and do, if you're rational..
- Ricky Gervais, 2012
I've had the Ruby H, Ruby 2 and now the Ruby 3. With a Pass Xono and McIntosh C500T, loading is best between 500 and 1Kohm. I've run it extensively at 47Kohm and occasionally at 25ohms (when I forget to reset the C500T loading after plugging it back in). I've never experienced what you describe. The sound changes, but tracking ability doesn't seem impacted. I have a Basis 2001, Graham 2.2 arm.
I'd second John's suggestion of trying a different cartridge if possible. Best of luck.
Relax, have Sprecher Commando and listen to some Johnny Winter...
I mounted a DV 20XL after removing the Ruby Z and didn't experience the AS problems or mistracking or groove jumping. It tracked perfectly.
My pal that was over on Friday took the Ruby with him to have a look at it under his microscope:
Stylus looks clean with minimal wear.
Zenith looks off a bit.
Azimuth might be off as well.
But, I wouldn't think that these small imperfections would cause the problems I'm having. Then again, that's just my guess.
Opinions don't affect facts. But facts should affect opinions, and do, if you're rational..
- Ricky Gervais, 2012
The stylus appears to be wearing evenly but those flats look pretty long to me, which might indicate significant wear. Zenith looks okay to me, though. I've seen much worse. Check the cantilever to see if it might be cracked or damaged in some way. If not, perhaps the elastic suspension damper has hardened. There's got to be some reason it's not tracking properly.
Good luck,
John Elison
Thanks, John. I'll give this a try in the AM.
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