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AT15S cartridge recommended

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I can't find any info on the AT15S but the recommended VTF for the AT15SA is 0.75 to 1.75g.

What stylus do you have on there? Does it look like this?

John
 
I use 1.6 grams for the AT15SA on a Technics SL1300. Stylus is the super shibata ATN15SS.

Great cart! Hope you enjoy it as much as I :thmbsp:

Roger
 
I have the owners manual for the following

AT15Sa and AT20sLA listed as 1.5 grams optimal

AT15XE,AT15SS,AT20SS listed as 1.25 grams optimal

Not sure about the single (15S).I would try 1.25 and see what sounds better.
 
I use 1.6 grams for the AT15SA on a Technics SL1300. Stylus is the super shibata ATN15SS.

Great cart! Hope you enjoy it as much as I :thmbsp:

Roger

Have you ever tried the 15SS at 1.25?I owned this before and seemed better at 1.25.See my post above.But, then again let your ears be the judge.
 
I can't find anything on the single S model but a hunch says this model came before the 15SS and I speculate that you may want to try 1.25 grams
 
Yeah, the AT15xx and 20xx were among the top MM cartridges ever made. The 20 series being hand picked, extra deluxe 15s.

In fact, they were originally developed for CD-4 quadraphonic use.

Doug
 
Have you ever tried the 15SS at 1.25?I owned this before and seemed better at 1.25.See my post above.But, then again let your ears be the judge.

Scotty, I will take your advice and give it a whirl. Previously I have not tracked it lower than 1.5g.

Thanks,
Roger
 
The AT 15S has a recommended tracking force of 1.5-2 grams.
FR:5-45,000 Hz
Shibata Stylus
Tapered stylus tube
2.7 mV output
25 dB channel separation
1.5 dB channel balance
15° vertical tracking angle
flip-guard stylus guard
Black stylus
$100 MSRP

All from a chunk of paper someone (probably here on AK) posted that I have in my files.

So try a higher tracking force. The Shibata tip has a larger contact area so the tracking force would be spread out more equating to a lower force than used for the elliptical styli, according to AT. For more of this sales propaganda check VE for AT literature in the library.
 
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Keep in mind that no setting is set in stone with any cartidge. You can go by what the manufacturer suggests, and you can experiment within that suggested range.

Keep in mind that slightly too light VTF will be more harmful to your records, than slightly too heavy.

With records (not test discs) listen for things like distortion, sibilance, breakup, and a weak bass response. If you ever hear those things, then one can sometimes suspect a too light tracking force as a cause.

Track too heavy, and you'll kill some of the air, openness of the sound.

Also, when a Stylus, and Cantilever are new, trying to set for the middle of the tracking range might not be optimum in many instances. That one might achieve better results at first by tracking towards the higher end of the tracking range.

After things begin to loosen up after some hours of play have accumilated, then one can begin to back off in very small increments. If you then begin to hear mistracking, then ever so slightly increase VTF till it disappears.
Hope this helps.
 
The AT 15S has a recommended tracking force of 1.5-2 grams.
FR:5-45,000 Hz
Shibata Stylus
Tapered stylus tube
2.7 mV output
25 dB channel separation
1.5 dB channel balance
15° vertical tracking angle
flip-guard stylus guard
Black stylus
$100 MSRP

All from a chunk of paper someone (probably here on AK) posted that I have in my files.

So try a higher tracking force. The Shibata tip has a larger contact area so the tracking force would be spread out more equating to a lower force than used for the elliptical styli, according to AT. For more of this sales propaganda check VE for AT literature in the library.

Keep in mind that no setting is set in stone with any cartidge. You can go by what the manufacturer suggests, and you can experiment within that suggested range.

Keep in mind that slightly too light VTF will be more harmful to your records, than slightly too heavy.

With records (not test discs) listen for things like distortion, sibilance, breakup, and a weak bass response. If you ever hear those things, then one can sometimes suspect a too light tracking force as a cause.

Track too heavy, and you'll kill some of the air, openness of the sound.

Also, when a Stylus, and Cantilever are new, trying to set for the middle of the tracking range might not be optimum in many instances. That one might achieve better results at first by tracking towards the higher end of the tracking range.

After things begin to loosen up after some hours of play have accumilated, then one can begin to back off in very small increments. If you then begin to hear mistracking, then ever so slightly increase VTF till it disappears.
Hope this helps.

Thank you, I am still experimanting. Sounds quite good now.

John.:music::D
 
I have the owners manual for the following

AT15Sa and AT20sLA listed as 1.5 grams optimal

AT15XE,AT15SS,AT20SS listed as 1.25 grams optimal

Not sure about the single (15S).I would try 1.25 and see what sounds better.

Thanks, I am playing it now.

Yeah, the AT15xx and 20xx were among the top MM cartridges ever made. The 20 series being hand picked, extra deluxe 15s.

In fact, they were originally developed for CD-4 quadraphonic use.

Doug

Nice to know..
Thanks,
John.:music::D
 
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