Adjusting Anti skate on a Music Hall MMF-7

When I owned my MMF-7, I tried the anti-skate at all the positions while tracking the HiFi News Test LP. Changing the position made no difference in how the arm tracked.

I emailed Roy Hall to ask him his advice, and he said to put the anti skate in the middle position, throw the test LP away, and listen to music.

Agree with Mr. Hall's advice. But I found that adjusting the anti-skate position does make a subtle difference. I found that the stereo image moved ever so slightly from center depending on which position the weight was placed. And the image would change very slightly as the tonearm moved through the groove. But in the end, I ended up just leaving the anti-skate weight on the middle position of the rod and listening to music.

Tom

I'm not familiar with your table, but I would set anti-skate close to the tracking force number(unless your cartridge specifies something else-like some Sumiko moving coils). I would then make infinitesimal changes in either direction-until you hear what anti-skate does. I would not use anti-skate settings for stereo imaging, or anything else(too many variables). Generally, if the record sounds best in the inner grooves, you have too much anti-skate.