hcsunshine
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anyone know the tracking weight on this stylus/cartridge?
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The short answer is I don't know. But, if it's the same type of stylus, you're still in the ballpark and aren't likely to do any damage if that's what you are worried about.

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...i would say. both stylus have a plastic casing and (casing) are shaped the same.

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It's pretty common to ride on the heavier side of tracking force, within the suggested range.

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both elliptical tipped. actually, the new stylus says it's hyper elliptical (i think). and yes i would agree that a lil on the heavier side is better. maybe i'll move it back to 1.89. one other person on this forum recommended anywhere from 1.8 to 2.2 for this cartridge.

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hcsunshine wrote:

so, i just installed the "LP Gear Rx9HE stylus" on my music hall tracker cartridge on my music hall MMF-2.2 TT. the recommended tracking force on this cartridge (with the stylus from the factory) is about 1.75 grams. i had it set at 1.89, but when i re-weighed the tracking force with the new stylus it reads 1.83. is this a good weight for this stylus/cartridge combo? am i good to go? i try to contact the place where i bought this from, but they are slow to return my email.

The tracking force on a cartridge is often set too light, and some degree of mistracking will occur.

This can be subtle, and not obvious, but it can cause excessive record wear.

I recommend tracking at 2.0 to 2.2 grams.

Anything less is probably too light for the arm/cartridge combination.

You could track at 2.5 grams and not hurt a thing, but tracking too light can and often does cause problems and excessive record wear.

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because I will be returning this stylus. the treble isn't as good as the original. oh well, I tried. also, I will reset my tracking weight to 2.0. thanks again commsysman.

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