Pelliott321 wrote:
J-Rob
I added 4gr of weight to the head shell and it sounded like a completely different cartridge.
..........Yes Walt, I adjusted the counterweight to compensate. Tracking at 2.75gr..........
Everything is lush and rounded, and bass, wow more bass than I have ever had from and LP
Detail is still there but a bit recessed. I will try reducing the added weight.
J-Rob was on target. The Denon like my Allnic needed mass to push against. Even at a tracking force of 2-3/4 grams the cartridge could easily have trouble tracking because of the low arm mass being easily "lifted."
My Allnic was giving me heart burn until I put on my engineering thinking cap. I added mass as a trial and that nailed it. Now with my Denon turntable having electronic damping my Allnic is "in love."
Pierre' Sprey actually sells special brass weights for that purpose.
BTW -- The recessed detail is a Denon failing in an effort to be musical.