The problem is the crude tonearm. Unless a counterweight is used to replace that idiotic spring and a couple of other simple steps are not taken, there is no way to get really decent tracking without heavy weight and crude, stiff stylus cantilever. There is a reason for the term "juked". The machines were notorious for ruining records. Things did get better in the mid-sixties when it came to Seeburg and Rowe --if-- the arms were set up properly/ RobNYC On Monday, March 20, 2023 at 01:59:40 AM GMT-8, Federico Croci via Jukebox-list <jukebox-list@lists.netlojix.com> wrote: Hello everyone! I found a Shure M44-7 cartridge installed on my AMI Continental 2. I'd like to fit it with a N44-C stylus, as some of the 45 records I use are obviously not in very good conditions; I'd like to find out if I can reduce the skips and jumps I have when playing them. My question is - if I install a replacement N44-C stylus on a M44-7 cartridge, I'll have the correct tracking force for the N44-C stylus, or I should install it on a M44-7 cartridge for better results? I'm interested in the tracking force alone, small differences in audio quality does not really matter. The tracking force should be a matter of the stylus installed, not the cartridge, am I correct...? Thanks...! -- Federico Croci wiz@tilt.it www.tilt.it _______________________________________________ Jukebox-list mailing list -- jukebox-list@lists.netlojix.com To unsubscribe send an email to jukebox-list-leave@lists.netlojix.com %(web_page_url)slistinfo%(cgiext)s/%(_internal_name)s Searchable Archives: http://jukebox.markmail.org/