southern Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 On perfectly pristine vinyl (like new out of the jacket), I sometimes get random skips. For example, I just got the Ty Segall 7" in the mail yesterday, and while I was listening today for the first time, the needle would jump back ~1 groove (2-3 seconds of audio) on one of the tracks. Has anyone else had this problem with the Debut Carbon? I reset the tonearm force and checked the anti-skate weight (right in the middle notch, as per their recommendation). Should I get a tracking force gauge? Maybe the weight is too light or the pull from the anti-skate is too strong. Replies/advice would be appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allenh Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 Yes get a tracking force gauge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxmartinxx Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 And a spirit level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allenh Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 Also check the needle is clean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southern Posted May 24, 2014 Author Share Posted May 24, 2014 Thanks for the help - I'll post again when I get my act together....whenever that may be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steady7 Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 Could be warped. Get a record Puck. A lot of my new records are warped just enough to make this happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobfrombob Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 How often does this happen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearchuck Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 Could be warped. Get a record Puck. A lot of my new records are warped just enough to make this happen. If properly set up, any halfway decent turntable - including the Debut Carbon - should have zero tracking issues with a slightly warped record. As others have mentioned, start with the easy stuff: check the alignment, buy a tracking force gauge and re-check that, clean your stylus, clean the record. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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