nathan
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The cartridge (Goldring 1012GX) or at least the stylus section (D12 also from Goldring) seems like it is sitting lower against the LP than ever before and tracking has gotten worse. EDIT UPDATE TLDR after double checking all the setup factors Music Hall confirms this is a failure of the stylus suspension, and they no longer bundle Goldring but instead have moved to Ortofon for this level of table (IIRC msrp around 1k).
Tone arm weight / tracking pressure is set up with a very accurate scale (down to hundredths of a gram) and anti-skating is set to match that weight.
I haven't adjusted VTA but it seems to be solidly locked where it always has been.
And if I was to try to adjust it, it almost looks like I would be moving it in a direction that makes things worse?
Is this something I can correct? Did the stylus get bent? Is it worn out? Damaged? Cartridge issue?
I don't see a way to change platter height but that would be a strange solve too since then VTA would be off even more.
This is a Music Hall MMF 5.1 (which is mostly built from parts from ProJect it seems.). I'm guessing there is a logical easy answer that I am not experienced enough to hit upon.
I'm not excited by the idea of spending hundred of bucks on a replacement stylus, only to learn I should have spent a couple hundred more on a complete cartridge set....only to learn my existing stylus and cartridge are okay and it was a setup issue on my part!
But if that is the route for trouble shooting, maybe I'll get a cheap cartridge from Amazon for troubleshooting.
Tone arm weight / tracking pressure is set up with a very accurate scale (down to hundredths of a gram) and anti-skating is set to match that weight.
I haven't adjusted VTA but it seems to be solidly locked where it always has been.
And if I was to try to adjust it, it almost looks like I would be moving it in a direction that makes things worse?
Is this something I can correct? Did the stylus get bent? Is it worn out? Damaged? Cartridge issue?
I don't see a way to change platter height but that would be a strange solve too since then VTA would be off even more.
This is a Music Hall MMF 5.1 (which is mostly built from parts from ProJect it seems.). I'm guessing there is a logical easy answer that I am not experienced enough to hit upon.
I'm not excited by the idea of spending hundred of bucks on a replacement stylus, only to learn I should have spent a couple hundred more on a complete cartridge set....only to learn my existing stylus and cartridge are okay and it was a setup issue on my part!
But if that is the route for trouble shooting, maybe I'll get a cheap cartridge from Amazon for troubleshooting.
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