Dual HS 130 tracking and anti-skate

[Aillo]

Hello everyone,

I use a Reloop turntable in my living room, but I recently received an old Dual HS 130 so I am using it instead. It was in a bad shape and I restored it: cleaned, greased, recaped, changed certain pots as well. I also replaced the head and the stylus (with Tonar equivalent of CDS 660 and DN 8). Everything works now. The problem I have with it is about the settings. For the tracking force, the official documentation is rather imprecise: 1 to 5 g. Tonar says 3,5 to 4,5 g. I asked this question to my local repairer and he recommended 5 g with this turntable to avoid distortion as much as possible. I noticed distortion under 4 g so set it to 5 g. For the anti-skate, theoretically, I should apply the same amount but I didn't hear any difference so set it to 3 g. My question for Dual owners:

1- Which tracking and antiskating forces would you recommend for this model?
2- I have always used stylus that needed around 2 g, do you think this amount of force might be bad for the records longevity?

Thanks in advance,

 

[lini]

(...) For the tracking force, the official documentation is rather imprecise: 1 to 5 g. (...)

Strange - I only know two official tracking force ranges for the CDS660/DN8 - namely 40 to 50 mN / 4 to 5 p (45 mN / 4.5 p recommended) from the cartridge info supplement sheet for the 430 and 3.5 to 4.5 p from the Dual accessory catalogues.

Greetings from Munich!

Manfred / lini