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Hi Everyone:
I have a Rega RP3 with a factory installed Elys 2 cartridge and Groovetracer subplatter/Delrin platter upgrades. I recently bought a balancing shure scale, set the anti-skate to zero and balanced the to exactly 1.75 grams. Then I set the anti-skate to 1.75. Unfortunately, I had some tracking problems where the needle would occasionally not sit properly in the groove and there'd be distortion. I set the anti-skate using an old Shure Obstacle course test record, (basically just dropped the needle on the shiny track without grooves and adjusted the anti-skate until the stylus stayed in the middle of the track). but this tracking problem still rears its ugly head occasionally. Not as often though. Also on some of my Jazz LPs there'll be a buzz that accompanies the vibraphone tones out of the right speaker. Same thing occasionally happens with a really fat steel guitar sound at certain frequencies. To get the anti-skate working I had to push the anti-skate nob most of the way in. At 1.75, the anti-skate was way off on the Shure test record. I've read that Rega anti-skate's are inaccurate.
Any thoughts on how to correct this tracking problem? I've thought about increasing the weight from 1.75 grams, but I don't know how far to increase it before it starts damaging my records. I also don't know if increasing the weight would help this issue or not. Prior to getting the shure scale, my tracking weight was too heavy (can't remember how heavy though), but I don't remember having these problems.
If anybody has any suggestions, let me know. I'm getting a little frustrated here.
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Topic - Rega Headache - bigblueoxe 14:15:45 08/14/12 (43)
- RE: Rega Headache - dirtyvinyl 19:50:01 08/16/12 (0)
- RE: Rega Headache - SgreenP@MSN.com 21:03:13 08/15/12 (0)
- I'm an idiot. - bigblueoxe 10:32:21 08/15/12 (1)
- exact instructions - jrtrent 17:27:37 08/15/12 (0)
- Definitely try less anti-skating - ToddM 07:47:16 08/15/12 (18)
- Wrong! - John Elison 08:50:55 08/15/12 (17)
- You're the one who's wrong - rebop 17:38:22 08/15/12 (10)
- RE: You're the one who's wrong - John Elison 17:59:06 08/15/12 (9)
- Did you read what he wrote? - rebop 18:24:15 08/15/12 (8)
- Did you read what YOU wrote???? - John Elison 19:37:12 08/15/12 (7)
- RE: Did you read what YOU wrote???? - rebop 20:47:33 08/15/12 (6)
- RE: Did you read what YOU wrote???? - John Elison 23:25:53 08/15/12 (5)
- No, John. The runout is not the same as a blank surface, nor is it in the center of an LP. - Rick W 11:34:27 08/16/12 (4)
- RE: No, John. The runout is not the same as a blank surface, nor is it in the center of an LP. - John Elison 15:07:09 08/16/12 (3)
- Any chance we could skip the name-calling, - The Bored 11:49:30 08/17/12 (0)
- Surely you must have a test/methodology to determine that. nt - Rick W 20:30:19 08/16/12 (1)
- No, I don't even have a good test/methodology for setting antiskating. ;-) /nt\ - John Elison 21:28:16 08/16/12 (0)
- Lack of tact notwithstanding, what does it hurt to experiment with decreasing AS? - ToddM 09:44:08 08/15/12 (5)
- Wrong! is not a lack of tact - jrtrent 17:37:29 08/15/12 (0)
- RE: Lack of tact notwithstanding, what does it hurt to experiment with decreasing AS? - John Elison 13:04:50 08/15/12 (0)
- RE: Lack of tact notwithstanding, what does it hurt to experiment with decreasing AS? - bacobits 10:55:02 08/15/12 (1)
- Rega peculiarities - Macromusic 14:47:39 08/15/12 (0)
- RE: Lack of tact notwithstanding, what does it hurt to experiment with decreasing AS? - bjh 10:50:43 08/15/12 (0)
- I have to take issue with something here. - EdAInWestOC 06:23:39 08/15/12 (3)
- RE: I have to take issue with something here. - Macromusic 14:58:47 08/15/12 (2)
- Here's some... - EdAInWestOC 08:25:40 08/16/12 (1)
- RE: Here's some... - Macromusic 08:37:19 08/17/12 (0)
- Too much antiskate... - rebop 06:13:06 08/15/12 (0)
- RE: Rega Headache - bacobits 05:39:14 08/15/12 (0)
- Some thoughts - Bob_in_OKC 21:23:53 08/14/12 (0)
- possibly a Shure headache - jrtrent 20:52:00 08/14/12 (0)
- I had the same problem with my Rega - Paully 17:30:01 08/14/12 (0)
- RE: Rega Headache - Douger 17:26:20 08/14/12 (0)
- RE: Rega Headache - Rischa 15:28:38 08/14/12 (0)
- RE: Rega Headache - volunteer 14:34:25 08/14/12 (8)
- Have to agree - jedrider 15:09:33 08/14/12 (7)
- RE: Have to agree - bigblueoxe 15:42:13 08/14/12 (1)
- OK a couple things to check - Penguin 20:34:56 08/14/12 (0)
- best purchase I ever made - mbnx01 15:13:35 08/14/12 (4)
- RE: best purchase I ever made - bigblueoxe 15:40:16 08/14/12 (3)
- RE: "Have to think about the stylus gauge." - 1973shovel 16:45:33 08/14/12 (2)
- RE: "Have to think about the stylus gauge." - bigblueoxe 17:11:56 08/14/12 (1)
- RE: "Have to think about the stylus gauge." - bacobits 06:05:48 08/15/12 (0)