spieg16
New Member
Hey All,
I have an ortofon 2m red, and i've been noticing a super annoying issue where, when I'm walking around my living room, there's certain spots that will make my tonearm jump and cause a skip. I had the tracking force set to 2.0g (ortofon recommends 1.6-2.0) and this was happening. I decided to just see and if I added a little weight to it if it would fix the issue, and lo and behold it did. I upped it to 2.20-2.25g. I know that having the tracking force too high can cause stylus/record wear faster, but I'm wondering how major the 0.25g increase would be considered. Am I actually endangering my collection/stylus, or is it a relatively minor difference?
I have an ortofon 2m red, and i've been noticing a super annoying issue where, when I'm walking around my living room, there's certain spots that will make my tonearm jump and cause a skip. I had the tracking force set to 2.0g (ortofon recommends 1.6-2.0) and this was happening. I decided to just see and if I added a little weight to it if it would fix the issue, and lo and behold it did. I upped it to 2.20-2.25g. I know that having the tracking force too high can cause stylus/record wear faster, but I'm wondering how major the 0.25g increase would be considered. Am I actually endangering my collection/stylus, or is it a relatively minor difference?