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headshell weights
Posted: Mon Dec 30, 2013 4:56 pm
by yoowan
I bought a pair of stanton 500v3 carts recently and they just constantly skip. stanton say to use 2.5g - 5g of counterweight but the 1200 only goes up to 3.5
i'm using technics headshells and I'm thinking that maybe they're too light, and that headshell weights might fix this
any ideas?
Re: headshell weights
Posted: Mon Dec 30, 2013 5:03 pm
by wub
Take the counterweight off and put it on backwards.
Re: headshell weights
Posted: Mon Dec 30, 2013 5:10 pm
by nowaysj
After 2, 3 years, I still haven't cracked the counterweight code. Take wubs advice, though.
Re: headshell weights
Posted: Mon Dec 30, 2013 5:20 pm
by yoowan
done that, still got the same issue. it's happening on both decks, and both new carts.
Re: headshell weights
Posted: Mon Dec 30, 2013 5:24 pm
by wub
I'd check your anti-skate settings, headshell angle (depending on the cartridge used)...if not, pennies and blu-tac, I'm afraid
Re: headshell weights
Posted: Tue Dec 31, 2013 1:37 am
by wolf89
Turn the counterweight further than the numbers go up. There should be room surely?
Otherwise yeah check other aspects of set up including headshell angle and anti skate maybe?
Or get shure white labels that don't need such a ridiculously heavy weight in the first place. 5 would be not good for record wear
Re: headshell weights
Posted: Tue Dec 31, 2013 1:42 am
by nowaysj
