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Old 28th Dec 2018, 12:59 pm   #26
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Default Re: Nice Way To Measure Turntable Speed

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Originally Posted by Nymrod121 View Post
I've been working on re-modifying a Trio turntable that Nickthedentist passed on to me a while back. A simple modification:

The cartridge/stylus combination works perfectly - I set the tracking at 3 grams & tried some of my grandparents' records earlier. At this point - captainpugwash: take a bow, mate
Three grams sounds a bit high. Most hifi cartridges run at 1 to 2g, 2.5g maybe. Saying that, I'm sure there are some that need 3g to track. Might be worth checking the cartridge spec; not saying you're wrong, just seems a tad high to me!
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