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    Posted: 12 Nov 2018 at 9:45pm
Excellent advice Chris. FWIW I rewired a 3009 S2 improved recently and was impressed to find one full turn in either direction was + or - 0.5g.
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What happens when you reduce the tracking to within Ortofon's recommended range, according to the digital scales?

I haven't used the built in stuff on tonearms for years.
I have a couple of stylus balances (cheap and cheerful Ortofon, and a Shure SFG-2), and now a digital readout job from Ebay, and I'd trust what any one of them tells me before I'd trust the calibration marks on a tonearm.
The only tonearm manufacturer's markings I'd trust are the one's on SME arms - the old man was a stickler for things actually working as defined.
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it makes such a difference when it’s right! 
Bravo!
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Have to say it’s all sounding fantastic.
Best I’ve ever done. 
Been a lot of front room dancing!
Can’t be far off optimal TT set up
Is the pursuit High Fidelity a sign of mental illness??
I think so....
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Test scales were interesting. Actual tracking weight was 1.75g say the scales. I’d set it on the arm at a touch over 1.5g
Not sure the test record is much use without a reference deck to compare against. 
What are the pink noise tones supposed to sound like???
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Indeed. You can't kill them, can't live without them!

That's great Tim. I've found having digital scales and a good test record eliminate a lot of guess work when setting up a turntable.
Jon

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Originally posted by Old skool Old skool wrote:

I’m in a better mood now & have a bit of time so I’ve ordered a set of digital tracking weight scales. 
I have an unused HiFi News test record too so this weekend I’ll see if I can’t get to the bottom of my clipping issues. 

There’s always the sledge hammer option if things don’t go well. 
More than one computer has ended in smitherines on the patio. 

I can only be pushed so far!!


Oh the temptation! Windoze computers are the most annoying wind-ups ever .Angry
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