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Is there such a thing as an add-on anti-skate gadget?

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Posted on August 9, 2022 at 21:11:02
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 Is there such a thing as an add-on anti-skate gadget?

 

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RE: Is there such a thing as an add-on anti-skate gadget?, posted on August 9, 2022 at 22:18:51
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 So little difference.....maybe no difference with or without a/s

 

RE: Is there such a thing as an add-on anti-skate gadget?, posted on August 10, 2022 at 02:59:46
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 You should list your Tonearm or Turntable and why you need it

There's one thing that matters most of all, the long term effect of NOT using AS on the cantilever elastomer. Overtime you will see that that will become offset at a slight angle from the original 0 zero or 'normal'. The Short Term effect would be on the SOUND, TRACKING, AND RECORD WEAR.

The following is taken from FAQ section on AA's website which you can find on the Homepage :

" Highly regarded tonearm designer Frank Schroder also suggests using blank part of the record near the end and
Soundsmith's Peter Ledermann agrees with him.
- "Make sure that the anti-skating is well set; there are many ways to tell, but this is a method suggested by
Frank Schroder, with which we heartily agree. PLEASE NOTE - this will not agree or work with test records
designed for higher amounts of anti-skating. The reasoning from Frank Schroder for this method and level
of A-S skating is as follows: the level of antiskating used should create EQUAL forces on each groove wall for
*most* of the record. Since this force is dependent on the level of recorded modulation (how loud the
recorded music is on the disk) setting it for a "worst case" "loud music passage" level is totally
inappropriate. Setting it where it provides equal force per groove wall for where music spend 80-90% of its
time (30-40% modulation) makes FAR more sense, both from the standpoint of listening, and wear.
Procedure:
When you have it adjusted right, the arm will track on the SURFACE of the record (not in the groove) at the
end of the record on the un-pressed flat space where the run-out groove is - it should track SLOWLY
INWARDS toward the center at a MUCH SLOWER RATE than IF IT WERE ACTUALLY in the end groove. If you
do that, then the best average Anti-Skating is set correctly".

When you realize there is no perfect method for anti-skate adjustment, using grooveless record to set is as valid
as any, even preferable.

Note: Skating force = side-force = side-thrust = bias force
I freely used skating force and side-force terms in place of each other. "



 

Blank segment adjustment?, posted on August 12, 2022 at 07:34:54
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 OK, Schroder and Ledermann both know infinitely more about cartridge performance than I do.

But I've also read advice against using a blank segment of a record for adjusting A-S, saying that ignores the inward pull of the groove, even in an unmodulated segment, which should be included in the compensation.

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