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From: bilver!bill@uunet.UU.NET (Bill Vermillion)
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Subject: Re: I want my VTA
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Date: 12 Mar 91 13:46:28 GMT
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In article <10019@uwm.edu> eacj@theory.TN.CORNELL.EDU (Julian Vrieslander) writes:
(In regards to VTA)

>Well, here's what I do:

> Note the line from the stylus'
>contact point on the record to the point where it meets the cantilever.
>There may not be a visible line on the stylus, so you may need to just
>imagine a line through the center of the stylus chip.  This line should be
>close to vertical, or tipped forward a few degrees (5 to 10).  By "forward"
>I mean that the stylus tip should be behind the stylus top, or the tip
>should be closer to the tonearm pivot than the top.

Julian - admittedly I know a lot more about setting up mag-tape
recorders than record playing devices, but this seems backwards to
what I have understood.

The cutting stylii are normally at about a 15 degree angle with the
tip forward of the top.  This is to prevent the stylus from digging
in to the lacquer during mastering.   I should think this geometry
should be matched in the playback mechanism.

There must be something non-obvious or non-intuitive that I am
missing here. Or have I mis-interpreted what you have said.

bill
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