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In Reply to: It is proof only that some vinylphiles are anti-skating dogmatics posted by Dave Pogue on May 8, 2007 at 03:56:16:
So if the arm does not have a calibrated antiskate device can you imagine how haphazzard the sound quality could be?Twisting a wire might or might not get the bias right, and will it keep the bias right over time, over the entire aspect of the LP?
Flying blind means if you do not have an antiskate mechanism allowing easy to set azimuth, vtf, vta, and bias then you are guessing.
Guessing is not the best way to evaluate gear.
You do not need to be a fanatic about bias to want to have something easy to set and calibrated for times you want to flip back and forth at the same settings.
I am happy so many find success with testing by ear, since the ear should be the final arbitor of the bias setting. They probably don't swap out 4 cartridges or more per day.
How are you liking your Mega plinth? Did it exhibit more bass and midrange detail than the Home Despot plinth?
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Follow Ups
- I might be flipping cartridges up to 4 or 5 a day on a table... - tubesforever 12:21:17 05/08/07 (2)
- Flipping 4 or 5 cartridges in a day? Seems excessive - tpao 13:07:21 05/08/07 (0)
- Er, um, did you read my post? - Dave Pogue 12:52:17 05/08/07 (0)