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Best cartridge for tracking inner grooves
Slim-Shaddy:
I'm looking for suggestions as to the best cartridge to use to eliminate IGD. I am using a Goldring 1042, which is a decent cart, but I get distortion and sibilance on the last track of all of my records. Even new or audiophile records distort. I initially had it on my modded 1200, but thinking that it might just not mate well with the arm, I tried it on my Rega P1. It sounds a little better on that arm, but there is still distortion there. I properly aligned the cart on both tables. I even tried a different phono pre, which sounds better to me than the phono stage in my preamp, even though it's SS vs. Tube (Cambridge azur vs. Soundvalves pre). But, still the distortion persists. I am fairly certain that it's a fault of the cart. I don't want to get into a linear tracking turntable, I just want to get a needle that will track those inner grooves. Any advice is appreciated.
Ed
Also, I just want to add that I have a Shure V15 RS that needs a stylus that would be a cheap fix if it's a good tracker, but I don't want to spend the money on a needle if what I need is a different cart.
Reverend:
I'm sure you did but thought i'd ask; did you use a protractor to mount your cart? Did you check the tonearm weight and anti-skate as well?
Slim-Shaddy:
--- Quote from: Reverend on April 30, 2013, 01:39:27 PM ---I'm sure you did but thought i'd ask; did you use a protractor to mount your cart? Did you check the tonearm weight and anti-skate as well?
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Yes, Uh-hu, Yep
Sir Thrift-a-Lot:
Is there a shibata for that V15 RS? Diamond shape is the main determinant in IGD. My AT440mLa almost never has IGD issues. When it does I can feel fairly sure that it is groove wear.
Slim-Shaddy:
--- Quote from: markshan on April 30, 2013, 06:21:17 PM ---Is there a shibata for that V15 RS? Diamond shape is the main determinant in IGD. My AT440mLa almost never has IGD issues. When it does I can feel fairly sure that it is groove wear.
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Not sure. The Goldring has a "Gyger S" diamond. How does that compare to the Shibata?
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