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In Reply to: RE: Just curious... posted by Lew on March 23, 2012 at 18:50:01

Provided that the cantilever is lined up correctly, the stylus tip has the same tangency to the groove wall that the cutting head did when the master was cut. With a pivoting arm, the stylus is only tangent to the groove at the null points.
On-the-fly VTA helps, too. I know which of my records have the worst problems with sibilance and change VTA to compensate.
With straight-line tracking, a micro-ridge stylus, and judicious use of the VTA adjuster, I've been able to just about eliminate all sibilance from my listening experience.
I'm probably more sensitive to sibilance than most. It's always been my LP pet peeve.
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