Kandid Torque Setting

I like to start this thread with the values which Thomas discovered and reported in another thread.

(2014-01-08 23:12)ThomasOK Wrote:  With my torque driver the Kandid is most musical at 1.0Nm - 5 notches. This is almost exactly .9Nm, maybe a notch above. (On my SR Torque driver each notch is in the range of 1.5 hundredths of a Nm.)

This is very close to the Akiva which uses similar threaded stainless steel inserts for the screws, although those on the Kandid are even beefier than on the Akiva. Both cartridges sound best pretty close to .9Nm although the Akiva is usually better a couple of notches higher. This is assuming an Ekos SE. With other arms it could vary a bit although it should still be close to the same.

This weekend I have done several testings with the Kandid torque.
I have done three series and compared the results:

0,90* - 0,915 - 0,93 - 0,95 Nm
*gives the best result, listened further with 0,91 Nm.

0,89 - 0,90* - 0,91 Nm
*gives the best result, listened further with 0,905 Nm.

0,895 - 0,90* - 0,905 Nm
*gives the best result, listened further with ~ 0,9025 Nm.

I can confirm Thomas findings.

Under 0,90 Nm the music gets confused and obscured. The interaction between the musicans isn't clear noticeable. It seems to be boring.

Above 0,90 Nm it is getting more analytic and the musical context seems to be disturbed. Relaxed listening isn't easy. Nuances of a voice are getting lost.

At 0,90 Nm everything is more consistent. The musicians are articulated and still playing together.

After listening for a while I come to conclusion, in the moment I rate 0,90 Nm the best torque for the Kandid in an EkosSE. Maybe it will change in three weeks, when my retailer will service my LP12 with some new parts.

KR,
Rille