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I hope you're done listening to that nonsense...

Posted by EdAInWestOC (A) on September 23, 2007 at 06:37:04

In Reply to: MFSL Cat Stevens Teaser And The Firecat posted by Dogface1956 on September 22, 2007 at 23:26:48:

Today more than ever we have to consider whether our tonearm is set properly for all the different weight LPs we have available. Ideally that requires an arm with on-the-fly VTA adjustment and ignoring that requirement means you are accepting a compromise. Those who accept that compromise still post about the best pressing of this or that LP but IMO they are not qualified to make such statements if they cannot adjust their playback equipment to adapt to the differences in those LPs.

The thickness/weight of the vinyl is not the only concern. The standard MFSL pressings are no thicker than commercial pressings of their day but to get the proper playback they require that your arm be set to the approximate thickness of a 160-180gm LP. They are not alone and Nautilus pressings require the tail end of the arm be up slightly higher than the MFSL pressings. There are numerous examples of LPs even from the same manufacturer that require slghtly different settings for optimum results.

This is most noticable on LPs with abundant bass. The bass information will overwhelm the balance and will make the playback sound muddy unless you have the tonearm set properly. Its not a scientific secret or a matter of national security...they are just cut differently.

You can take this to a level of obsession or just get used to what settings are best for which LPs and make that change before spinning. Personally I only try to fine tune the VTA when I am recording the LPs to CDR. Otherwise I set it to a close approximation and let it spin.

Ed

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Life is analog...digital is just samples thereof

Edits: 09/23/07

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