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RE: Less tracking error.

Personally, I don't believe the small amount of tracking error from a properly aligned pivotal tonearm can cause sibilance distortion. I guess the reason I believe that is because I have never had a problem with sibilance distortion. In fact, I thought that a conical stylus would cause sibilance distortion, but I have never heard it with either my DL-103R or my DL-103SA cartridges.

I'm not sure exactly what causes sibilance distortion other than the recording itself. None of my audiophile pressings seem to exhibited sibilance distortion even with conical styli. Some of my older records that had the problem had especially long playing times per side. Anyway, I think that sibilance distortion is caused either by a worn stylus or by the recording itself. Come to think of it, another reason might be loose cartridge mounting bolts or excessive play in the tonearm bearings.

Best regards,
John Elison

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