How do you set the stylus pressure correctly?page up: rec.audio.* FAQnext page: 10.31 How else do you adjust a tonearm/cartridge/stylus?
If you have a recommendation or suggestion from the tonearm manufacturer, follow their advice first. They will give you the best starting point. Some tonearms come with calibrated anti-skate. The manufacturer of these tonearms has tried to calibrate the anti-skate control so that if you match the setting of the anti-skate to the setting of the stylus pressure, you will have nearly perfect anti-skate. Read the manufacturer’s recommendations to see if this applies to your tonearm. You can see gross errors in anti-skate by looking at the stylus. If you shine a light on the front of the tonearm while playing a record, you will be able to see whether the stylus is centered in the stylus holder. If the stylus is biased to one side or another while playing a record, then the anti-skate is way off. More subtle adjustments can be made by listening for mistracking. If you can, obtain a record with equal left right modulation at high frequency with ascending modulation magnitude (volume), such as
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