skewed cantilever

peterr · 11th April 2005, 09:57 AM

Last week I received a brand new Benz Micro Silver high output MC only to find it has a skewed cantilever ( my guess is somewhere between 2.5 and 5 degrees). I reported this to the seller and I was told that this is within spec and should sound ok.
Is this true? I would think that even though this is one of the cheaper carts from Benz it should be possible for a company like Benz to keep to tighter tolerances.

EC8010 · 11th April 2005, 02:18 PM

I agree. Over the years I've seen loads of cartridges/styli, and never seen one with a skewed cantilever. If the cantilever is skewed, then either it's fitted incorrectly to the coil/generator mechanism, or the coil generator mechanism is not sitting squarely on the bearing. Both will cause distortion.

11th April 2005, 09:57 AM	#1
peterr diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Amsterdam	skewed cantilever Last week I received a brand new Benz Micro Silver high output MC only to find it has a skewed cantilever ( my guess is somewhere between 2.5 and 5 degrees). I reported this to the seller and I was told that this is within spec and should sound ok. Is this true? I would think that even though this is one of the cheaper carts from Benz it should be possible for a company like Benz to keep to tighter tolerances. __________________ Keep an open mind. It helps. Peter

11th April 2005, 02:18 PM	#2
EC8010 diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Near London. UK	I agree. Over the years I've seen loads of cartridges/styli, and never seen one with a skewed cantilever. If the cantilever is skewed, then either it's fitted incorrectly to the coil/generator mechanism, or the coil generator mechanism is not sitting squarely on the bearing. Both will cause distortion. __________________ The loudspeaker: The only commercial Hi-Fi item where a disproportionate part of the budget isn't spent on the box. And the one where it would make a difference...

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