Adjusting anti skate is usually a two step process.
Vinyl engine anti skate.
Anti skate works pretty much the same with all turntables that have it but not all a s is designed the same.
Anti skate post by hobie1dog 24 nov 2018 17 53 this aspect of turntables always bothered me about getting it right as was one of the reasons why i just bought a linear tracking model.
Anti skate affects the tracking ability of your stylus how well the needle is able to move across your records.
The spinning of the record naturally puts a centripetal force on the stylus causing the tonearm to want to fly to the inside of the record.
In this video you will see different methods with their specific pros an.
I also have an ar ta turntable that doesn t have any anti skate and works just fine.
My dual uses a spring.
As well as a huge archive of owners manuals service manuals schematics and brochures we also have images articles and reviews for most modern and vintage record players and a friendly forum where visitors can share their knowledge.
Some use a line with a weight on the end.
Get it right and the stylus runs through your vinyl grooves like a good un.
It only means that the anti skate force cannot be manually adjusted.
How do you set the perfect anti skate force of your tonearm.
Some thorens turntables use a magnet to control the a s.
First set the anti skate equal to the vertical tracking force vtf.
Thus properly adjusted anti skating mechanism will not only improve sound quality but also decrease wear of the vinyl and the stylus.
This force can cause an imbalance in signal strength between the right and left channels as well as make groove skipping more likely.
Turntables with cartridges fixed to the tonearm don t need an adjustable anti skate feature because the cartridge cannot be changed and no counterweight is needed.
The vinyl engine has all the information you need to get the best sound from your records all completely free of charge.
Vtf is adjusted with the counterweight on the end of the tonearm.
