Linn Sondek LP12, Owner'S Manual

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ENERAL SYSTEM INSTALLATION
1 | It is important that the stylus is kept scrupu-
lously clean. The traditional soft stylus brush is
completely useless. We have found dry vibrating pad
cleaners to be effective devices.
2 | Correct tracking
weight and bias: every arm and cartridge combination
has an optimum tracking weight. This is easily set by
ear. Increments of 0.1g can produce significant
differences. Test records are of no use in establishing this.
Temperature can alter this value, which will be lower in
hot weather and higher in cold.
3 | It is important that
the electrical contacts in a hi-fi system be kept mech-
anically sound and clean. A poor contact, especially at
the first connection in the system between the cartridge
and arm will degrade the signal substantially. Checks on
all contacts should be performed periodically.
4 | The
correct cables should be used. We recommend good
quality copper leads for interconnect cables and advise
20amp. speaker cables for all amplifier/speaker
connection.
5 | The speakers should be positioned
correctly (Linn speakers are designed to be placed close
to the wall) and they should be mounted on rigid stands
which are sitting very firmly on the floor and should not
be subject to any rocking movement!
6 | You should only
have one pair of loudspeakers in the room. Any other
transducer will unacceptably colour the sound. The
speaker in your TV set or even a telephone will have a
detrimental effect on sound quality.
7 | Most record
cleaning devices do more harm than good. We feel the
best method of cleaning records is to let the stylus
remove any dirt which may be in the groove, then clean
the stylus.
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