Benz help

Sorry guys, should have been more clear. My left/right angle isn't to bad, just slightly off. Actually rides in the middle without the anti-skate.

What I meant was the verticle angle, being viewed perpendicularly to the cart. It seems to be riding pretty low compared to when there is no contact with the record. I didn't know if the MC's compressed more than the MM's.

Sounds like a compliance issue between the arm and the cart. Have you checked http://www.cartridgedb.com/ to see if your cartridge and tonearm are compatible?

It actually sounds quite normal to me. What is the actual distance between the bottom of the cartridge and the record surface and does the cartridge ever bottom out? And what arm are you using and what guage are you using to set the tracking force?

Tvad, yeah I checked it before I bought it because it was a concern of mine...it's at about 9.9-10.2 in res frequency, so it seems it should work.

Viridian, it never bottoms out...I'm using the shure for tracking force (i know not the most reliable). The distance is probably 3/16 to 1/4 (at work now)...It doesn't ride nearly as low as the Goldring it replaced. But, the Goldring didn't have such a drastic change in angle.

Your VTA is probably too high as well. If you can lower your VTA, do so and listen for changes. With an extreme VTA/SRA, the highs might sound a little aggressive, and the bass might be a little thin.