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Opus 33 1/3
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Almost everything (physically smaller stuff especially) is cheaper there. I got one there in 2014 but forgot what I paid. I searched " digital stylus scale".ET
Edits: 12/02/15
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You are supposed to raise these up to the height of where the LP would be, correct? Don't you get too heavy a weight if this is on the plinth? Thanks.
You want the stylus as close to LP surface level as possible.
Opus 33 1/3
Here is what I do. I index the arm (lifted by its cuing lever) over the platter. Then I stack CD cases to the lower-left of the platter and put the scale on it. Then I use a level to ensure that I have the height of the scale pan level with the platter. Index the arm over the scale and lower. Voila: accurate VTF reading at platter level. It IS important to do this or some other kluge to get the scale at platter level because readings taken by simply putting the scale on the platter and then taking readings will overstate actual VTF by up to .2g.
puts the stylus at LP level or so close as to make any difference insignificant.
Opus 33 1/3
A better price from Deal Extreme. I bought a bunch of these a few years ago as Christmas gifts for audiophile friends. Same this as sold elsewhere for a lot more. No problem with accuracy.
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"E Burres Stigano?"
I just bought one...looks the same. Thanks Opus!
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"E Burres Stigano?"
..just a word of caution. This scale has a metal stage which attracts the cartridge magnet and therefore gives a false reading. I made an outrigger from a piece of plastic, (hot) glued it to the platform and am good to go.
I have one of these and it definitely does not attract a magnet.
Mel....then there are those whose magnets in the cartridge are strong enough to make an enormous difference...even to damage the stylus. I wrote this warning for those, not for you if it makes no difference.
It "could" damage the stylus or cantilever if there is enough force from the magnet to jam down against the suspension, but it won't actually change the weight reading.
If a raw magnet is placed on the scale, it will only show the weight of the magnet. Same for a cartridge. The attraction will be to the top plate of the scale which is part of what is being weighed.
I have used a similar digital scale to measure the VTF of a Lyra cartridge. No obvious suspension compression compared to just resting on the vinyl surface.
Neither of the Canrong derivative scales I've used has had a platform that would attract any cartridge.
The first one I used measured to 1/1000ths of a gram (3 decimal points) and was definitely built to a higher standard than the 2 decimal model I acquired recently for about $13 (that model has been out there for years at that price), which has a much more extremely canted weigh platform.
I bought the better model about 7 years ago for about $60 and it just recently crapped out. It was excellent, which I can't really say about the new one. I may actually purchase another one of the more resolving models-I definitely will if and when the most recently acquired unit dies.
Because the digits read out to 3 decimal places does not necessarily mean that the scale is actually more accurate than its kissing cousin that reads out to 2 decimal places. However, I do agree that the all-metal version of this scale, which also happens to read out to 3 decimal places and also has the virtue of a non-magnetic weigh platform, is superior to this cheap-o version, if only for the latter reason. I also tell myself that the more expensive all-metal model (mine) is more likely to maintain accuracy over time due to a sturdier build quality. These are the things one tells onesself when one fears one may have paid more than the next guy for a given piece of gear. Anyway, mine has been faithful for several years now.
True, but when I bought the first one I had my wife (who worked as a lab tech at the time) take the scale into the lab and test it for accuracy with varying weights between 1-5 grams against very sophisticated scales which cost between $1K-$2K.
The 3 digit Canrong was accurate in the worst case scenario within .007 grams when compared to those scales. So I figured that was pretty good.
She's no longer a lab tech tech so I can't have her do the same comparison with the cheaper model.
I don't know why you didn't just go back to using a manual scale if you had that little confidence in your digital one. Do you really think your digital scale is more reliable with your hot-glued modification? smh
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"Use adjectives instead of numbers, and you'll never be wrong again." ~ The Wizard of Audio Oz
Please lend me some of your magical thoughts so I can think vintage is wonderful, too.
Edits: 11/30/15
PointZ.. I don't think one needs anything more than a Shure scale. All one needs to do is get the cartridge in the ball park, then use your ears to adjust weight, height, etc. I posted this simply as the "neighborly" thing to do. That's the point
I love my digital scale. I got one for Christmas last year.
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"Use adjectives instead of numbers, and you'll never be wrong again." ~ The Wizard of Audio Oz
Please lend me some of your magical thoughts so I can think vintage is wonderful, too.
There is the same one on *bay for $8.36 buy it now! #121709475587
Regards,
Don Griffith
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