On 30 Sep 2003 14:13:08 -0400, (Scott Dorsey) wrote:

That is mistracking. Every time you hear it, you are destroying the
record. Fix your playback gear so it does not mistrack and does not
ruin records.

A new Stanton D5100AL11 stylus (tone arm adjusted for
2.5g of tracking force)

There is where your problem probably starts. Try adding more tracking
weight and playing with the anti-skating force a bit. But honestly, you
really might want to dump that Stanton and try something that is better
suited to your arm.
--scott

Scott, thanks for the suggestions. As you have probably discerned, I
basically have no idea what I'm doing so any further details on
exactly what mistracking is and what should be done to avoid it would
be most helpful.

Adding more tracking weight is an easy thing to try. Are there
guidelines for this? Stanton rates my cartridge for 2 to 5 grams
tracking weight. Having no idea if lighter is better than heavier, I
just went with 2.5g for no good reason. What should I do instead?

As for the stylus, I'm using the particular stylus that I'm using
because it was the one recommended for the Murray II for LPs when I
bought the turn table (purchased at www.78rpm.com). I did try to do a
careful job of aligning the cartridge when I mounted it in the
headshell but really, other than "don't play a 78 with a microgroove
stylus" I don't know anything about stylii. It appears you don't like
the Stanton. What would be more appropriate to my set up?

Thanks in advace,


Charlie Hubbard