However if you have an alternative model, or if the tonearm and/or cartridge are new or have been recently changed, then the VTA will need to be set and this is done in two steps. If you have a Pro-Ject record player which has been provided with a fitted tone-arm and pickup cartridge then the correct VTA will have been set by the factory and no further adjustment is needed. Yet even though we have these ‘standards’, many successful cutting engineers still make their own choice of VTA in order to give the sound a particular character, which is their trademark. In the 1960s most records were cut with a VTA of 15 degrees, but by the 1980s the standard became 20 degrees. This angle is called the Vertical Tracking Angle (VTA) and can vary from record to record. When an original record master is cut, the cutter sits at a slight angle to the record surface because the cutter head needs to be lifted slightly above the record surface. However, if you are installing a new cartridge, you may need to follow the extra steps below. If your cartridge is supplied pre-installed, all you need to do is follow these tracking-force and anti-skate weight adjustment steps. Please Note: Processes for other manufacturers’ turntables may vary. For a detailed user manual focused on Pro-Ject turntables, click here or watch the video. This is the stage where you apply the correct downforce and anti-skate setting to a cartridge, so it reads the most information possible from the record wall without causing damage to the cartridge or the record. The cartridge will normally have its pins colour-coded the same as the wires, but in other cases follow the following code:īlue Pin = left channel return Tracking Force & Anti-Skate: ![]() The next step is to fit the four coloured wires to the pins on the cartridge as shown. The cartridge is mounted to the arm by passing each screw through the slot in the headshell assembly and loosely securing it into place. The mounting of a cartridge is done using the screws and nuts it comes provided with. ![]() Most turntables and headshells (including all current Pro-Ject models) accept all cartridges which have a 0.5 inch (1.27 cm) spacing between the mounting holes.
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