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[macaroonie]

I got my DL103 from a guy in Spain on eBay ...he was fast & cheap.

Don't recall where I read it ..enclosed sheet or where, but recommended was to set tracking force at 2 grams and anti-skate the same. After abt 6 months of bliss, I noticed the stylus was canted to one side and in an attempt to fix that, well ... I un-fixed that , permanently. A re-tip would cost as much as a new cartridge.
While I was contemplating my options, Mr. W's V-15VXLM came along and I grabbed it and so never returned to the 103 problem. And then that system is out in the livingroom and seldom used. My bedroom system (room is 14x24) with the V-15T3 (and a/d/s towers) gets most playing time.

moral ... set anti-skating at 0 (zero) if at all possible.

I've had dozens and dozens of these pass through my hands and never seen that.
Those things are built for cueing as in scratching , tough as old boots.

[SEAWOLF97]

I've had dozens and dozens of these pass through my hands and never seen that.
Those things are built for cueing as in scratching , tough as old boots.

I guess it couldn't have happened then .

[macaroonie]

That's not quite what I was getting at. If the diamond had come loose as the result of lateral force exerted by the anti skate as you suggest then it would be a candidate for warranty replacement.
Ordinarily the diamonds are stuck fast on to the cantilever. It is more common for the cantilever to bend or snap than for the diamond to come loose.. For example if you had caught the ' needle ' on the edge of the record when cueing manually.

[SEAWOLF97]

It is more common for the cantilever to bend .....

that's what I was trying to say.

and set anti-skate at zero to start and give it the bare minimum
to work correctly.

[loach71]

Glad to know you're a SME lover like me.
Aside from your mention of FD 200 fluid damper, which is new to me,
I keep reading some improvement in sound when you replace nylon knife-edge bearing with a steel or bronze one.
I'm not sure if it's true... Have you anything to say on this?

The SME tech folks say the knife-edge bearing upgrades are merely snake-oil.
My SME tonearms are box-stock -- and have been so for over 40 years.

[SEAWOLF97]

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http://www.wweek.com/portland/blog-3...8video%29.html

[pyonc]

The SME tech folks say the knife-edge bearing upgrades are merely snake-oil.
My SME tonearms are box-stock -- and have been so for over 40 years.

Couldn't agree more. Why don't you show us your beautiful turntable fitted with SME 3009?

[SEAWOLF97]

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[LowPhreak]

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http://www.wweek.com/portland/blog-3...8video%29.html

It figures that Fremer (analog "guru" [shill] of Stereophile) got his nose stuck in it.

[macaroonie]

Aaaaaaaargh , the F word

[SEAWOLF97]

It figures that Fremer (analog "guru" [shill] of Stereophile) got his nose stuck in it.

Aaaaaaaargh , the F word

Mikey helped drive me away from Stereopile mag (along wif Dud and a few others)

[LowPhreak]

Me three. I could name a few of the other usual suspects as well. It's been a lot of years and I don't miss it.

[SEAWOLF97]

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yeah, it's on the F's site, but ...

http://www.analogplanet.com/content/...m-geometry-101

[SEAWOLF97]

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http://vinylnirvana.com/ar-turntable...and-old-ar-xa/

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