RJH wrote:

Well, it won't do that without some force. Something is pushing it
back. Maybe it is not as free as you think. Alternatively, look at
Jim's suggestion that the bias is set wrongly. I don't know how it is
applied on this arm, but if you adjust it off as far as possible, that
will tell you if it is responsible.

d


Sounds like a combination of wildly out tracking weight, bias adjustment
and turntable level. Can't think how/why else that could happen. Has the
TT been moved or adjusted recently?

I had a new cartridge fitted a while ago by a local hifi shop.

On further checking, the tracking weight is too low.

In fact it can't be set higher than 1.6g (for a Goldring Elan cartridge)
because the cartridge has been mounted right at the close end of the
mount, rather than in the middle.

If they'd put it in a more sensible place there'd be a proper range of
adjustment.

I'll try it on 1.6g and see what happens, but I am not very impressed by
the way it was installed.

Daniele