Review on Neoteck Digital Turntable Stylus Force Scale Gauge with Blue LCD Backlight - Precision 0.01g/5.00g for Perfect Tonearm Phono Cartridge Setup by Robert Aliraqi

Good scales at a minimal price. The accuracy of the pressure setting of the needle with the tonearm on the turntable was checked using a scale. It turned out to be pretty accurate. If I hadn't received the scale I wouldn't have been able to check. In addition, it is convenient to change the stylus pressure in small increments, which is not possible with the tone arm adjustment. A good product for those who suffer from turntables and can be a good gift for such a person. minuses. Poorly written and very minimal instructions (like in some kind of code), although not that difficult to understand with a little fiddling. This problem can probably be solved easily. After all, as usual, they're forced to spend money on some other imported product when that thing could easily be made in the US for the domestic market. Update (if you're really interested). In my case, the needle gauge was first measured using the turntable needle gauge scale on the arm of my turntable. Then I adjusted the stylus to 1.5 grams after balancing the arm and made sure the arm was parallel to the record surface (usually recommended) when the stylus was on the record surface. I then removed the vinyl record and rubber mat to take the next measurement to record the thickness of the Neoteck scale base. This in turn made the tonearm almost parallel to the platter surface when the stylus was actually tracking the record. The Neoteck scale was in the 1.5 gram range, confirming that my arm scale was accurate. To experiment a bit, I placed the Neoteck scale on its own on a rubber mat with only the record missing. I measured the pen force again and now the Neoteck scale shows the pen force is 1.68 grams. I then measured (again) with the mat and vinyl removed. Here, too, the weight was 1.5 grams, which confirms the accuracy of the turntable scale under the same measuring conditions. Thus, the pin force appears to change as the arm is higher or lower when the measurement is taken. It reminded me how a setting or variable can change results in the world of platter settings, since the idea behind using such a scale is (ultimately) to get accurate readings. Again, some better instructions might help here. For $39 you can pick up a Shure SFG-2 scale, which while not as accurate as a digital scale, doesn't have the base leveling thickness issues that Neoteck does. With that in mind, Neoteck's scales are actually more accurate (or just as accurate) as it's almost impossible to align them on the (exactly) same plane that the stylus is actually tracking when you take a measurement. Shure SFG-2 is also proven and trusted. Also, will the battery run out the next time you use it? Shure does not require batteries. So yeah, I have some doubts (having used it) if it's as accurate as most people think digital scales are. Maybe I would have more peace of mind with the Shure scale. I'm still giving five stars based on price and hope it's accurate enough.