Dear Dougdeacon: This is what " finally " JC posted here:
++++ " This ( better cartridge tracking abilities ) has the side-effect of lessening the intensity of the loads on the tonearm, which can seem to be a benefit if the tonearm has a resonance-prone mechanical structure, and can improve the tracking of a tonearm with lower-grade bearings or imperfectly adjusted/unevenly worn bearings. " ++++
he named as " side-effect " when I name that: advantages ( what is inside the brackets is mine to understand the quote. ).
he said: " if the tonearm has a resonance-prone mechanical structure... ", well all tonearms some way or the other has it.
++++ " a tonearm with lower-grade bearings " ++++
it does not matters if has low or high grade bearings because bearings always vibrate/resonate causing distortions at the cartridge trhough the tonearm wand feedback.
But there are oter important advantages at the cartridge/LP level:
the cartridge rides the grooves, staying in contact " always ", easily following the grooves modulation adding almost no other vibrations ( generated because not so good cartridge trackin abilities ) transmited by the cantilever and from here to the overall suspension/motor/cartridge body.
All those additional vibrations/resonances at the cartridge/grooves/tonearm means higher distortions and less and non-accurate musical information.
I insist that there is no precise evidence that cartridge tracking abilities is not a welcomed characteristic for the MUSIC and we listeners.
Dougdeacon, I can't find out any single trade-off but only advantages. So for me today the high cartridge tracking abilities is a must to have by design and a parameter that always ( today ) makes a differencefor the better.
That's my take: which's yours?. Yes, I can be wrong but some one must prove it with facts.
Regards and enjoy the music,
R.
++++ " This ( better cartridge tracking abilities ) has the side-effect of lessening the intensity of the loads on the tonearm, which can seem to be a benefit if the tonearm has a resonance-prone mechanical structure, and can improve the tracking of a tonearm with lower-grade bearings or imperfectly adjusted/unevenly worn bearings. " ++++
he named as " side-effect " when I name that: advantages ( what is inside the brackets is mine to understand the quote. ).
he said: " if the tonearm has a resonance-prone mechanical structure... ", well all tonearms some way or the other has it.
++++ " a tonearm with lower-grade bearings " ++++
it does not matters if has low or high grade bearings because bearings always vibrate/resonate causing distortions at the cartridge trhough the tonearm wand feedback.
But there are oter important advantages at the cartridge/LP level:
the cartridge rides the grooves, staying in contact " always ", easily following the grooves modulation adding almost no other vibrations ( generated because not so good cartridge trackin abilities ) transmited by the cantilever and from here to the overall suspension/motor/cartridge body.
All those additional vibrations/resonances at the cartridge/grooves/tonearm means higher distortions and less and non-accurate musical information.
I insist that there is no precise evidence that cartridge tracking abilities is not a welcomed characteristic for the MUSIC and we listeners.
Dougdeacon, I can't find out any single trade-off but only advantages. So for me today the high cartridge tracking abilities is a must to have by design and a parameter that always ( today ) makes a differencefor the better.
That's my take: which's yours?. Yes, I can be wrong but some one must prove it with facts.
Regards and enjoy the music,
R.