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In Reply to: RE: ART 9/VPI Classic? posted by flood2 on February 07, 2016 at 10:41:38
it sounds well balance from the top end to the bottom end. With all the AT's I had/have I never have to even get close to the upper limit. Always sound best just right in the middle of the VTF range.
From another look at the pic on the OP, it looks like a lot of dust and other stuff on the LP. I don't know if this is being left during playback and if this is one of the LP's being used that the OP is refering to the ART 9 with issues. A nice clean record right off the start would help with the process of elimination. Just one less thing to worry about. :) Just trying to help troubleshoot with the reported issues.
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"From another look at the pic on the OP, it looks like a lot of dust and other stuff on the LP."
I took another look, and found that my camera lense is quite dirty. I did however, find all 3 steps of the Feikert gauge off a smidge. Also fussed with A/S.Not wanting to REALLY devote time and patience, it didn't noticeably improve or worsen the sibilance issue.
This video actually reminded what realistic expectations I should have. Even through a crappy tablet speaker, one can hear a nice system. When I play this cut, a word containing SH,CH or has an S, is exaggerated, hissy.
Good observation! You know I got so carried away on the other possible alignment issues, I completely forgot about mentioning the most obvious... cleaning the record!!! I'm glad you did though - I guess it's something some of us take for granted :)
Over the years, I've changed how I use the test records to set VTF. When I got hold of my first test disc (Ortofon TC-002), I used to obsess about tracking the highest level cleanly, until I realised that it wasn't the whole story and it only tested the suspension. When I accepted that some cartridges simply couldn't get to 80um (as I only had the Ortofon test disc at that time) and then focussed on what sounded best, I found myself back in the middle of the VTF range or thereabouts.
Like you, I always start off at nominal now, and nudge up or down if absolutely necessary to clean things up sonically.
Regards Anthony
"Beauty is Truth, Truth Beauty.." Keats
things with test records and using a scope to set his Azimuth. He use the TEST LP's and tries to get his cartridge/tonearm to track the very last torture track. Always fiddling with with his table and wonders why he can't get it to do the test record or other measurements he read it should do. He says I why can't i get my table to sound like your? The first thing I ask him once it's all aligned properly and setup right is, How does it sound? If it sounds great then leave it alone! :) I always tell him let your ears be the judge! But I do tell him that setting the cartridge up correctly is important and not torture tracks.
One cartridge I did have to go up to the limit was my Shelter 901. It sounds best right at the limit and anything lower would not sound good or I would have sibilance type sound on some LP's.
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