This will probably be to do with the tonearm and cartridge compatibility. Do a google search for "tonearm cartridge Resonance" and you'll find a few links explaining the phenomenon. Here's one of them I found http://www.gcaudio.com/Archives/tonearmcartidge.htm
Putting more playing weight on will help the cartridge to track but will make the sound become more 'dead' and will wear records quicker. However, what wears records out the most are mistracks. I don't know too much about Dj turntables and the like but I have heard from very many sources that the arms Technics come with are not really very good. Origin live (www.originlive.com) make nice cheapish arms including one which they now aim for the DJ market. I have a OL modified rega arm on my turntable and it's superb but I've no idea what it's like for scratching etc. Please remember to look after your Vinyl as it's a very precious and you owe it future generations who may want to hear this music. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "scotto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <313@hyperreal.org> Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 8:56 AM Subject: Re: (313) tone arm wiggling > > I also noticed with that table when I cue records or try to scratch the > needle and tone arm move around a lot and usually pop out of the groove. > the > other table does not do this. > > I've been experiencing this problem a lot recently. I bought new needles > last year but the problem remains, when I cue the records the needle jumps > out the groove and goes back to the start. Putting 5 p coins on top of the > cartridge sorted the problem out but when I read on 313 about extra weight > damaging records they came straight off! > I've tried adjusting the weight & height of the tone arm but it doesn't > help the problem. I put it down to the fact that I must have been sold some > dodgy needles (they're the standard Stanton ones) & thought trying a > different make might sort it out. > > Does anyone know what the problem might be? > > G. > > >
