inner groove distortion

Hello all, I just got my hands on a NOS Sony PS-X50, which I'm really excited about. The owner sold it to me for a great price because the cuing mechanism was frozen, but I coaxed it back to life with alcohol and new silicone grease. I know the tonearm on this deck is supposed to be something...

My current turntable is an Audio Technica LP-120xusb, equipped with the VM95E cart, which I've been happy with, aside from the fact that it has IGD. I've aligned the cartridge multiple times using the Hudson Hifi Stylus Protractor, and have tested it with multiple records, yet the IGD never goes...

Hi all, I have recently acquired a manual Technics SL-1500 that I'm trying to restore. I upgraded to this turntable from a Technics P-mount so I am still fairly new to the process of calibrating everything perfectly. For starters, I am using an Audio Technica AT95E cartridge with the green...

Hello! So I'm having issues with what I can only imagine is inner groove distortion. Everything gets harsh once the stylus gets a bit more than halfway through the LP. It's making listening to my records almost unbearable. I'm playing on a Debut Carbon with an Ortofon 2m red cart. I've aligned...

I stumbled on this article about record cutting and wondered what other members would think about it: http://www.recordtech.com/prodsounds.htm I found the read absolutely fascinating and full of explanations to questions I have had for years.