Hi guys, I just balanced the tonearm and set the tracking force to 2.0 and anti skate to 2. I noticed that the weight cannot be adjusted further to lets say 3.5 on my tonearm. It runs out of room, is this normal ? see pics
Also, my counterweight only reaches 3.5 not 5...
Lastly, I'm getting an intermittent loud pop when record is playing.
What could that be ?
That is the range for the 1200 MKII counter weight same for the 1600 1700 and 1800MKII as well since they share the same arm. That is an awfully high tracking force unless you using it for Lp's in bad condition. You might find if you switch to a D71E or D71E-2 that your Lp's will sound better and that stylus can be had for a reasonable price.
REMOVE the accesory counterweight at the back of the counterweight. This will allow you more VTF range (although you don't need it), and will also increase the tonearm effective mass (which could be useful for that cartridge).
huh ? Which is the accessory counterweight ?
show me a pic with an arrow.
Also, is my stanton stylus conical or elliptical ?
Yes Im hearing distortion on the voices/highs.. kinds like a raspy voice.
The extra counterweight on the end stub would only make his issue worse, no? That would be used if the cartridge was too heavy to zero out/static balance.Try using the screw-in auxiliary weight that comes with the SL-1200.