Magenta TT10, Инструкции по настройке

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ADJUSTING THE MAGENTA TT10 TURNTABLE
If you do not use an
original diamond tip offered by the
manufacturer of the cartridge, you
cannot rely on the specifications of
the cartridge any longer. Specifically
if it is an old cartridge. The
replacement needles often do not
have the precisely cut and polished
tips, the tips may have slightly more
mass. In case of a moving magnet
type both the rubber and the
magnet may not be comparable with
the original quality. So it is possible
that a new manufactured tip will
alter the performance of the
cartridge: compliance and tracking
ability, band width, frequency
characteristic and dynamics. In that
case you also have to find the best
down force and side thrust which
can be completely different from the
values of the original cartridge.
DOWNFORCE - VTF
Apply the amount of down force (Vertical Tracking Force) as indicated by the
manufacturer of the cartridge. Never use a downforce that is too light. Not enough
downforce is generally more detrimental to the record groove than a downforce which
is slightly too heavy.
Each time after adjusting the down force do listen to the result. It takes some practice
and listening experience to find the optimum downforce. If the sound of a saxophone is
too light and shows an accentuation in the midband with a slight resonance, than the
downforce (in relation to the bias setting) is too light. If a clarinet gets too muddy the
downforce is too heavy. In that case also the sound image will lack in space.
In practice the downforce is hardly ever the exact value as given by the manufacturer.