Jerry Steiger wrote:
While you're waiting for a real answer from Scott, I'll chime in to say that
the usual recommendation from people who seem to know whereof they speak is
to go to the high side when setting tracking force, so I would be inclined
to go to at least 4 grams.


You NEVER use a tracking force higher than mfr.'s recommendation; and I don't
think any good cartridge goes that high these days. Yes, it's a good idea to
work at the upper end of the RECOMMENDED tracking range.

To the original poster: If you don't know what you're doing w/ Lp playback, get
someone who does. It is a complex subject involving numerous issues with
turntable, arm, cartridge and preamp; NOT something that can be conveyed in a
few words or a few pages.

James Boyk

On Wed, 01 Oct 2003 22:22:29 -0700, James Boyk
wrote:

You NEVER use a tracking force higher than mfr.'s recommendation; and I don't
think any good cartridge goes that high these days. Yes, it's a good idea to
work at the upper end of the RECOMMENDED tracking range.

The recommended range for tracking force on the Stanton cartridge I'm
using is 2-5 grams. I've increased the tracking force to 4g as per
the earlier poster's recommendation (and also tweaked the anti-skating
adjustment by a corresponding amount as per the manufacturer's
recommendation). I haven't heard any "buzz" since then but I haven't
played with it enough yet to be able to say definitively whether or
not it's helped my problem. It looks good so far though.

To the original poster: If you don't know what you're doing w/ Lp playback, get
someone who does.

Let's try to maintain some perspective. I'm not engaged in
professional remastering work. I'm simply trying to transfer 100 or so
of my LP's to CD getting the best results I can with the software and
tools I have available. I just want to reduce the "buzz". "...get
someone who does" is why I came here looking for advice in the first
place. If you have some tips to help me identify and eliminate the
buzz, I'd love to hear them!

Put a penny on the headshell?

Charlie Hubbard wrote:

On Wed, 01 Oct 2003 22:22:29 -0700, James Boyk
wrote:


You NEVER use a tracking force higher than mfr.'s recommendation; and I don't
think any good cartridge goes that high these days. Yes, it's a good idea to
work at the upper end of the RECOMMENDED tracking range.


The recommended range for tracking force on the Stanton cartridge I'm
using is 2-5 grams. I've increased the tracking force to 4g as per
the earlier poster's recommendation (and also tweaked the anti-skating
adjustment by a corresponding amount as per the manufacturer's
recommendation). I haven't heard any "buzz" since then but I haven't
played with it enough yet to be able to say definitively whether or
not it's helped my problem. It looks good so far though.


To the original poster: If you don't know what you're doing w/ Lp playback, get
someone who does.


Let's try to maintain some perspective. I'm not engaged in
professional remastering work. I'm simply trying to transfer 100 or so
of my LP's to CD getting the best results I can with the software and
tools I have available. I just want to reduce the "buzz". "...get
someone who does" is why I came here looking for advice in the first
place. If you have some tips to help me identify and eliminate the
buzz, I'd love to hear them!

Put a penny on the headshell?

Charlie Hubbard wrote:

On Wed, 01 Oct 2003 22:22:29 -0700, James Boyk
wrote:


You NEVER use a tracking force higher than mfr.'s recommendation; and I don't
think any good cartridge goes that high these days. Yes, it's a good idea to
work at the upper end of the RECOMMENDED tracking range.


The recommended range for tracking force on the Stanton cartridge I'm
using is 2-5 grams. I've increased the tracking force to 4g as per
the earlier poster's recommendation (and also tweaked the anti-skating
adjustment by a corresponding amount as per the manufacturer's
recommendation). I haven't heard any "buzz" since then but I haven't
played with it enough yet to be able to say definitively whether or
not it's helped my problem. It looks good so far though.


To the original poster: If you don't know what you're doing w/ Lp playback, get
someone who does.


Let's try to maintain some perspective. I'm not engaged in
professional remastering work. I'm simply trying to transfer 100 or so
of my LP's to CD getting the best results I can with the software and
tools I have available. I just want to reduce the "buzz". "...get
someone who does" is why I came here looking for advice in the first
place. If you have some tips to help me identify and eliminate the
buzz, I'd love to hear them!

In article writes:

Let's try to maintain some perspective. I'm not engaged in
professional remastering work. I'm simply trying to transfer 100 or so
of my LP's to CD getting the best results I can with the software and
tools I have available.

I don't know if you saw my previous posting, but have you definitely
determined that this is a problem with record playback? Can you hear
it in the same place, every time, when you just play the record
without recording it into the computer? If it's a function of the
computer hardware or software or how that's affeted by the phase of
the moon or what you had for lunch, no amout of tracking adjustments
will fix it.



--
I'm really Mike Rivers - )

In article writes:

Let's try to maintain some perspective. I'm not engaged in
professional remastering work. I'm simply trying to transfer 100 or so
of my LP's to CD getting the best results I can with the software and
tools I have available.

I don't know if you saw my previous posting, but have you definitely
determined that this is a problem with record playback? Can you hear
it in the same place, every time, when you just play the record
without recording it into the computer? If it's a function of the
computer hardware or software or how that's affeted by the phase of
the moon or what you had for lunch, no amout of tracking adjustments
will fix it.



--
I'm really Mike Rivers - )

Charlie Hubbard wrote:
Let's try to maintain some perspective. I'm not engaged in
professional remastering work. I'm simply trying to transfer 100 or so
of my LP's to CD getting the best results I can with the software and
tools I have available....


You're "not engaged in professional remastering," you just want that quality of
results! You get such results in either of two ways: you hire an expert, or you
turn yourself into an expert. You're unwilling to do the first; and getting
advice at a distance is not the way to do the second.


James Boyk

Charlie Hubbard wrote:
Let's try to maintain some perspective. I'm not engaged in
professional remastering work. I'm simply trying to transfer 100 or so
of my LP's to CD getting the best results I can with the software and
tools I have available....


You're "not engaged in professional remastering," you just want that quality of
results! You get such results in either of two ways: you hire an expert, or you
turn yourself into an expert. You're unwilling to do the first; and getting
advice at a distance is not the way to do the second.


James Boyk

On Wed, 01 Oct 2003 22:22:29 -0700, James Boyk
wrote:

You NEVER use a tracking force higher than mfr.'s recommendation; and I don't
think any good cartridge goes that high these days. Yes, it's a good idea to
work at the upper end of the RECOMMENDED tracking range.

The recommended range for tracking force on the Stanton cartridge I'm
using is 2-5 grams. I've increased the tracking force to 4g as per
the earlier poster's recommendation (and also tweaked the anti-skating
adjustment by a corresponding amount as per the manufacturer's
recommendation). I haven't heard any "buzz" since then but I haven't
played with it enough yet to be able to say definitively whether or
not it's helped my problem. It looks good so far though.

To the original poster: If you don't know what you're doing w/ Lp playback, get
someone who does.

Let's try to maintain some perspective. I'm not engaged in
professional remastering work. I'm simply trying to transfer 100 or so
of my LP's to CD getting the best results I can with the software and
tools I have available. I just want to reduce the "buzz". "...get
someone who does" is why I came here looking for advice in the first
place. If you have some tips to help me identify and eliminate the
buzz, I'd love to hear them!

"James Boyk" wrote in message
...
Jerry Steiger wrote:
While you're waiting for a real answer from Scott, I'll chime in to say
that
the usual recommendation from people who seem to know whereof they speak
is
to go to the high side when setting tracking force, so I would be
inclined
to go to at least 4 grams.


You NEVER use a tracking force higher than mfr.'s recommendation; and I
don't
think any good cartridge goes that high these days. Yes, it's a good idea
to
work at the upper end of the RECOMMENDED tracking range.


Just to clarify here, I NEVER said to use a tracking force higher than the
manufacturer's recommendation. My understanding was that the recommended
range was 2-5 grams.

Jerry Steiger

"James Boyk" wrote in message
...
Jerry Steiger wrote:
While you're waiting for a real answer from Scott, I'll chime in to say
that
the usual recommendation from people who seem to know whereof they speak
is
to go to the high side when setting tracking force, so I would be
inclined
to go to at least 4 grams.


You NEVER use a tracking force higher than mfr.'s recommendation; and I
don't
think any good cartridge goes that high these days. Yes, it's a good idea
to
work at the upper end of the RECOMMENDED tracking range.


Just to clarify here, I NEVER said to use a tracking force higher than the
manufacturer's recommendation. My understanding was that the recommended
range was 2-5 grams.

Jerry Steiger