Anti Skating Vinyl Setup

Anti skate affects the tracking ability of your stylus how well the needle is able to move across your records.

Anti skating vinyl setup. How do you set the perfect anti skate force of your tonearm. Anti skate dial on dual 1219 currently set to 1 5 set to zero for turntable setup purposes now comes the slightly difficult part of the tonearm setup. A far worse method is the use of anti skating bias tracks found on some test. In this video you will see different methods with their specific pros an.

Due to the laws of physics the rotation of a vinyl record and friction with the stylus tip draws it slightly towards the inside of the groove. When you play this track both channels should sound clean and to the highest level. Distortions and differences in intensity are signs of incorrect anti skate setup. This step is much much easier if the platter of your turntable is removed so go ahead and do that if you can work out how be sure to consult your manual.

When playing vinyl the tonearm moves from the outside of the disc to the inside. The turntable shop we buy sell trade and repair vintage and new turntables in north vancouver. How to set anti skating. Properly set and adjusted anti skating works very well to protect your records and needle and the shaft or cantilever that the needle is mounted on.

See my notes at the end of this anti skating message for more details make sure that the anti skating is well set. Get it right and the stylus runs through your vinyl grooves like a good un. You can adjust your anti skate until the sound is clear and the level is balanced. Get it badly wrong and you risk having the stylus jumping around like a kid on a trampoline adding wear and tear on the grooves themselves.

Using a blank record or the groove less area of the inner run out on a record to adjust anti skating so that the tonearm remains stationary is not a recommended method to adjust anti skating as it results in about 50 too much anti skating force applied.