Cartridge Dragging On Vinyl

I got out a magnifying lense and the tip does look funky.

Cartridge dragging on vinyl. A moving magnet cartridge has a magnet attached to the metal cantilever with the diamond. There are several variables that may cause a machine to tear through material. This content is created and maintained by a third party and imported onto this page to help users provide their email addresses. In an mc cartridge 2 coils with a magnet between them move a cantilever.

It interacts with the coil and is converted from magnetic into electrical signal while the replaceable diamond is tracking the vinyl. This has happened to me now with two separate turntables pro ject debut carbon and pioneer pl 530. Needles styli cartridges pick ups call them what you like every turntable has something that sits in the groove and reads the undulations in the groove wall. Dirt and static electricity may cause good records to sound scratchy.

You may be able to find more information about this and similar content at piano io. I m wonder if anyone has had an issue with the back of a ortofon 2m blue dragging against the vinyl at the beginning of each side. Know your moving magnets from your moving coils with our comprehensive introduction to cartridges. With my other cartridges it s easy to see how the tip is angled down correctly to get into the grooves of the records.

I was excited to try it out because it came pretty highly. A proper cleaning will remove dirt and static electricity from the vinyl. I lowered the arm again and found that the cartridge was no longer dragging so whatever i did kind of fixed it. I lifted the arm to check and being an idiot probably i touched the tip of the needle very lightly with my finger tip and felt it go into the cartridge ever so slightly and then gently spring back out.