Anti-skate

I just started really reading some of the responses here. Wow! I think these guys are giving some incredible insights on anti-skate(including that rotating headshell). Audiofeil and Larryi said something that got me thinking(and since my brain's CAT scan probably looks similar to that of a long-time methamphetimine user), and I have questions(this way I don't have to think). Did you guys resolve the compression making the inner grooves sound worse and the inner grooves should sound better due to the slower speed issue? How does the RIAA playback curve fit in this, or does it fit at all? I'm only guessing, but I would suspect compression on the inner grooves is used over expansion of the outer grooves.

Hey, as a long time methamphetamie user, I am offended by your comments. Bottom line, the inner grooves will sound worse for, at least, two reasons.

First, there is less resolution to the groove, a shorter amount of information passes the stylus in a revolution of the inner groove than the outer. Less data, as it were.

Second, the radius of curvature is greater, making it harder for the cartridge to accurately track the groove. Think of a car driving around a corner, with me at the wheel hopped up on crank. The sharper the corner, the greater the chance that I will be driving off of the road. Of course, if this were reality, I would just smoke a few hits of black tar heroin and mellow out and slow down. I don't want you to think that I act irresponsibly in real life.

I guess I forgot about the heroin effect.

>>I guess I forgot about the heroin effect.<<

Memory lapse.

A direct result of too much dope smoking.

Ghost_rider, I didn't mean the rest of your system isn't pretty darn good; I just meant that your analog looks like it is just starting(based on your "System"). For some reason the following idea sticks in my head. I use a Mana Sound Table for my Linn Sondek, and while I think it's better than Mapleshade's maple board and rubber-cork-rubber footers, I feel that Mapleshade makes a pretty darn good turntable platform.