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How to Set Anti-Skate on Clearaudio Emotion

The Clearaudio Emotion turntable, like most turntables, has an anti-skate setting that you can use to make adjustments to the tone arm. The anti-skate feature adjusts the tone arm so that the needle sits in the middle of record grooves, and not pressed up against the edges of the groove. Setting the anti-skate ensures the best sound quality from the turntable. The anti-skate knob is located near the back of the tone arm.

Things You'll Need

  • Blank record
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Instructions

    • 1

      Place a blank record on the turntable platter and start the turntable.

    • 2

      Move the tone arm so that it sits on the record.

    • 3

      Note the direction that the tone arm moves on the blank record. If the tone arm moves toward the center of the record, you need to increase the anti-skate. Movement toward the outside of the record indicates a need to decrease anti-skate. If the tone arm stays in place, you don't need to adjust the anti-skate.

    • 4

      Turn the anti-skate knob near the back of the tone arm clockwise if you need to increase the anti-skate, or counterclockwise if you need to decrease the anti-skate. Start with a quarter turn of the knob.

    • 5

      Retest the tone arm and continue to make adjustments until the tone arm stays in place on the record.

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