Delos bottoming out anybody else experience this?


Once in a while it seems as though my Delos bottoms out. My tonearm is not even parallel to the record. anybody else experience this? Seems as though the cantilever rides pretty low.
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Showing 3 responses by moonglum

The critical thing is that the cantilever appears at right-angles to the front face (red carrier). Surface clearance always looks small under normal operating conditions.

If it seems as if it is bottoming you need to check lint accumulation on the washi-paper cover. This can create the illusion the the paper is frayed or the cartridge is “bottoming out” but the most likely scenario is simply needs cleaning.

I’ve heard of one or two folk with this problem but a quick clean usually resolves the matter.

Unfortunately it’s a vicious circle once it gets going. Lint causes friction which in turn causes static which in turn causes more lint.
Let us know how you get on with this.
Dill posted right picture, wrong conclusion!
That is a photo of a Delos riding normally!

Such a setup will not collide with warps even though the gap underneath I appears quite small. Why? Because mine looks identical and doesn’t collide even on my most extremely warped pressing.

As I say, it would be wise to investigate further before putting yourself to such trouble otherwise pursue JCoeler’s suggestion (or even do it via your own dealer.)
Jonathan Carr is a very obliging and helpful guy who goes more than the extra mile.