Cartridge Dragging On Vinyl

I recently received an audio technica at92e universal cartridge and stylus off of amazon.

Cartridge dragging on vinyl.

This content is created and maintained by a third party and imported onto this page to help users provide their email addresses. I got out a magnifying lense and the tip does look funky. A proper cleaning will remove dirt and static electricity from the vinyl. Know your moving magnets from your moving coils with our comprehensive introduction to cartridges.

This has happened to me now with two separate turntables pro ject debut carbon and pioneer pl 530. Needles styli cartridges pick ups call them what you like every turntable has something that sits in the groove and reads the undulations in the groove wall. I was excited to try it out because it came pretty highly. I lowered the arm again and found that the cartridge was no longer dragging so whatever i did kind of fixed it.

It seems to be related to how flat a record is sorry some stuff is too rare to be guaranteed a perfectly flat. You may be able to find more information about this and similar content at piano io. I m wonder if anyone has had an issue with the back of a ortofon 2m blue dragging against the vinyl at the beginning of each side. With my other cartridges it s easy to see how the tip is angled down correctly to get into the grooves of the records.

In an mc cartridge 2 coils with a magnet between them move a cantilever. There are several variables that may cause a machine to tear through material. Fortunately this problem can usually be resolved with. Dirt and static electricity may cause good records to sound scratchy.