Cart - Light fit vs Tight fit

[reubensm]

any thoughts?

Here's the original source: PHONO Cartridge Mounting in HEADSHELL and ARM Connection to the PLINTH for best SOUND Characteristic

 

[Tanoj]

Nice post...

will try this once my cart and phono stage burn in process completes

regards

Tanoj

 

[jls001]

I don't know about light or tight fit but if one is careless enough to fit it loosely that the cartridge can move about slightly (as I once did carelessly), you will get rubbish sound and scratch your head endlessly trying to figure out what's wrong:lol:

BTW, after lots of trials and errors, my method is of fitting cartridge is to finger tighten the nuts, then give it a slight final twist with a nose plier to make it firm without gripping it too much. Earlier I used to make it a point to give even the final twist by finger (in my misguided attempt to be a purist), but sometimes it becomes loose in the longer run (despite looking tight at the time of tightening).

 

[ranhounene]

will try this once my cart and phono stage burn in process completes

 

[kuruvilajacob]

I don't know about light or tight fit but if one is careless enough to fit it loosely that the cartridge can move about slightly (as I once did carelessly), you will get rubbish sound and scratch your head endlessly trying to figure out what's wrong:lol:

BTW, after lots of trials and errors, my method is of fitting cartridge is to finger tighten the nuts, then give it a slight final twist with a nose plier to make it firm without gripping it too much. Earlier I used to make it a point to give even the final twist by finger (in my misguided attempt to be a purist), but sometimes it becomes loose in the longer run (despite looking tight at the time of tightening).

I understand that cartridge should not be too loose or too tight. It should be just tight