Matt Posted May 12, 2005 Share Posted May 12, 2005 what height should you have it at? should the dial on the counterweight be facing the stylus or away from it? thanks.. :s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted May 12, 2005 Share Posted May 12, 2005 You using Shure's mate? Adjust the height so the bottom of the cart is parallel with the record when it's being played. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam Posted May 12, 2005 Share Posted May 12, 2005 There is no 'right' setting really, you need to play with it until you're entirely happy. Consult the cartridge manufacturer for a bit of info, Shure have a guide on the web called the 'Book of Shure', which I'm sure you'll find helpful. As I'm often using different carts, moving my gear around and using my carts on other 12's, I've got pretty tired of dicking around with height settings to very little effect. IMO, 4 is the magic number for most carts, or thereabouts. Obviously if your gear isn't going to be moved for a bit, then improve on this, but 4 is always a good starting point. All decks vary so there is no numerically perfect setting, it's all about fine tuning it yourself. Consider also how thick your mats are, if you're using exceptionally thin mats then try a lower setting, start at 3 to 3.5ish. Seriously though, I've never come across a cart that didn't track reasonably at 4, regardless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam Posted May 12, 2005 Share Posted May 12, 2005 Oh yeah, if you're using PDX2000's then don't bother, the height adjust on them is a mare Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted May 12, 2005 Author Share Posted May 12, 2005 right, yeah get it parallel, nah i'm playing out on saturday and need to do a bit of trickery forgot all about 1200 set ups the main thing i can't remember is which way the dial on the counterweight should be facing, nuff times i get in and the dial is facing away from you and pushed all the way in. fucking houser bastards any help? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denio Posted May 12, 2005 Share Posted May 12, 2005 qbert says the ideal height setting for 1200s plus shure is 2.5 he says it on diy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub-Se7en Posted May 12, 2005 Share Posted May 12, 2005 yeah but he doesn't even know how to balance a tonearm! you can also turn it or whatever, i dun't even know what the hell that does Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ryan Posted May 12, 2005 Share Posted May 12, 2005 haha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted May 12, 2005 Author Share Posted May 12, 2005 is that the corect way round then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alkatrazz Posted May 12, 2005 Share Posted May 12, 2005 yes thats the correct way so you can see the dial numbers while your adjusting it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alkatrazz Posted May 12, 2005 Share Posted May 12, 2005 p.s. I leave the height at around three and weight at 2.5. Skips rarely, but then again ive trained my hand to be really light on the record, heavy handed people might want to add more weight. Most people ive talked to have it at 3. I see no reason to have it anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted May 13, 2005 Author Share Posted May 13, 2005 saves your styli a bit, i know greg needlz demo said 3.5g's 3's not too bad although i'm heavy handed i think 2.5 would be skippy the bush kangaroo cheers for the confirmation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kian Posted May 13, 2005 Share Posted May 13, 2005 That picture there has the tone arm 'goup' that was featured on tablist magazine. They covered that mod and nothing really came about it after the article of it. is that the corect way round then?<{POST_SNAPBACK}> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
virak Posted May 14, 2005 Share Posted May 14, 2005 That picture there has the tone arm 'goup' that was featured on tablist magazine. They covered that mod and nothing really came about it after the article of it. is that the corect way round then?<{POST_SNAPBACK}><{POST_SNAPBACK}> It's a fluid damper. www.kabusa.com (I think it's basically one guy) produces and sell those, plus a lot of other mods for the 1200's (hi-fi applications). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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