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June 26, 2010 - 7:43pm
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JA (or some other person in the know...answer me this)
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Yes, it is almost always true, both statements.
Consider, at low frequencies, when the frequency is low enough that the arm can actually move back and forth, you won't get much cartridge deflection. Not a big issue with most, but true, and also bear in mind bass is limited in amplitude by the cutting width vs. time on record, as well as the cartridges' tracking ability.
At high frequencies, stylus beam resonance almsot always reduces the channel separation. It's probably impossible to make a stylus beam symmetric, etc, enough to not have that problem. The question is generally "how much" not "does it happen".
I'm not aware of a cartridge that doesn't do this. On the other hand, testing is iffy because it's just as hard to cut a lacquer that doesn't also have the problem.