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Convention Paper

A Variable Compliance Phonograph Cartridge

Authors: Park, Eric D.

AES Convention 71 · Paper 1881 · March 1982

Abstract

The proper matching of tone arm and cartridge is a necessary condition to achieve optimum performance in a disc playback system. Placement of the low frequency tone arm/cartridge resonance at or around 10 Hz avoids problems arising from lower-frequency vibration sources such as record warp and structural resonances. Acoustical energy sources typically remain above the 10 Hz area in frequency content as well. This resonance reflects tone arm effective mass and cartridge compliance. Since tone arm modification to affect tone arm effective mass is a task beyond the average users ability, a cartridge design is developed which allows user adjustment of the cartridge compliance.

Details

Published in
AES Convention 71
AES Convention
71
Paper number
1881
Publication date
March 6, 1982
Session subject
Studio Techniques and Transducers
Affiliation
Audio Dynamics Corporation, New Milford, CT (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Convention Paper