Garrard Zero 100C antiskate With Acrylic Disc

[@anthonyhfe6450]

To clarify, this turntable is set to 0 antiskate, which should not be correct according to the setup instructions. So although the turntable is dialed-in now, I'm simply compensating for an adjustment that is not functioning as it should. So it may need a rebuild or an adjustment.

[@bestuurdvsgroningen3603]

Beautiful turntable! Your antiskate is probably fine as the Garrard has magnetic anti skate. It should age very well unless you do something to harm the magnets. Another reason why the antiskate reading could be off is that acrylic gives much lower friction on your needle than a vinyl groove. The need for antiskate is a result from friction on the needle. It is even so that the louder parts on a record would need more antiskate than the softer parts of music to balance as loud music results in higher friction on the needle. My take would be to set antiskate to the same value as the needle pressure, as recommended by the factory, and enjoy your records. Especially with such a nice turntable. Cheers!

[@jayc4605]

Thanks for the video. I never saw another video on how that tone arm worked.

[@anthonyhfe6450]

Hello Jay, thank you for the comment. Yes it's a crazy tonearm.

[@JWD1992]

The Garrard Zero 100 was such a brilliant idea. When it is working right, there should be no inner groove (or outer groove or middle groove) distortion. Perfect alignment at all times. I don't know if there were any other turntables with this technology, but I suppose the focus shifted to linear trackers for this purpose at the end of the decade. Do you find it lives up to its potential? A lot of people in the forums act like it was a case of "great in theory, horrible in practice," but I personally think a lot of those forum people are unnecessarily extreme on everything.

[@anthonyhfe6450]

Well I'm guessing folks don't take it too seriously, because of all its features, and the fact that it's still a record changer. To you nay-sayers, a Garrard changer is only a changer when it's changing. Once that stylus is on the record, you are free of all the Garrard changer mastery and mechanisms and now you are in Garrard vinyl heaven. I can't give you a straight answer on whether or not it lives up to its potential, only because I still need to do more de-gumming and cleaning on mine. I really haven't given it the time it deserves. Then, and only then, would I be able to give u an answer. But this is a keeper even with the limited restoration work I've done and freeing up some gummed up parts so they're free to move as they should. Listen, my first turntable experience was my dad's Garrard Type-A which I still use. That was one of the best turntables of its time, and they only got better from there (the high level lines). One later record changer, the next improvement of the idlers being the A70 and A70 MK II (I have this one), then in '72 I believe came the Garrard Zero 100C and other versions of it, like the Zero 100SB which is a belt drive single play version. The C means it counts how many records it plays, if I recall correctly. It has a neon strobe for its variable speed adjustment, and the usual other tonearm adjustments. Improved motor, tone-arm bearings, and the zero tracking error as the stylus will always be perfectly aligned with the record groove. I think most of what they set out to offer, were solid features with solid benefits. I'm tracking at 2 grams now, and the detail in the music is higher than most turntables, with the right stylus/cartridge combo, and there are plenty of choices out there . I can't say anything bad about the Zero 100C. Anyone looking for a vintage idler 'table, I feel would love the Zero 100C. Not only is it easy on the eyes, it performs well. I haven't used the record changer aspect on this turntable lately, but it all works very well, as it should. Cheers and thanks for your intuitive comment.