Hi. You could perhaps add a spacer between the cart and the headshell? This might also be an opportunity to tweak the sound as there are many options for the material of the spacer. Wood, C.F., carbon-nylon plastic etc.
SME IV Tonearm and Warped Records
I love my SME turntable and tonearm, but one frustration I have is that warped records will bump the base of the tonearm as it tracks toward the end of a record side. The taper in this tonearm design does not allow for much clearance from the record edge. I can raise the tonearm in the mount, increasing the VTA, but the sound is not as good, so I do not consider this a good option. I guess I am left to only play flat records, or buy one of the devices to flatten warped records. Or, I can replace my tonearm, but I'd rather not do that.
Anyone else experience this issue and solve it in ways I have not considered?
Anyone else experience this issue and solve it in ways I have not considered?