Hey help me dial in my 44-7s
deezlee
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I set up my tables thusly:
I adjust my tonearm's height until it is level.
I zero out the counterweight and then spin it to 2.5g for 45s and 3.0g for 12"s something like that.
I put the anti-skate to about 1.75 i think or 0 for scratching.
I don't "set" the anti-skate each time that I set up to DJ so I just sorta guess.
I even use the white overhang tool thing.
A lot of people use my tables and all is good, some people add some weight on the needle if needed.
But... my needles still bend a little to the side after a while and they move side to side a little when people cut.
Not bad but they always have.
Anyone got the next level setup tips?
Can true un-wobblingness be achieved without a straight arm?
Does anybody actually test and set the anti-skate every time they setup?
Do you bring a level to your gigs? Anyone use one of those round level things?
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I adjust my tonearm's height until it is level.
I zero out the counterweight and then spin it to 2.5g for 45s and 3.0g for 12"s something like that.
I put the anti-skate to about 1.75 i think or 0 for scratching.
I don't "set" the anti-skate each time that I set up to DJ so I just sorta guess.
I even use the white overhang tool thing.
A lot of people use my tables and all is good, some people add some weight on the needle if needed.
But... my needles still bend a little to the side after a while and they move side to side a little when people cut.
Not bad but they always have.
Anyone got the next level setup tips?
Can true un-wobblingness be achieved without a straight arm?
Does anybody actually test and set the anti-skate every time they setup?
Do you bring a level to your gigs? Anyone use one of those round level things?
?
Comments
So 2.5g = 2.5 anti-skate.
That should fix it. If not, maybe something's wrong with the tonearm.
What you did in your setup is perfect, but again, just set the anti-skate according to the weight.
Hope that helps.
One thing to keep in mind is that if the bearings have been adjusted at all or there is additional play in the tonearm that shouldn't be there the tonearms may be bad and will need to be replaced. I have some 25+ year old tables that have seen better days and are that that point now. No amount of adjusting will keep them from skipping when queuing hard.
http://cdn.shure.com/user_guide/upload/765/us_pro_dj-cartridges_ug.pdf