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Originally Posted by Hypagen  My conclusion was that maybe the needle follows the leading edge of the groove (thus one side experiences extra pressure) and an EQ adjustment needs to be made to counteract this and provide an equal balance? |
No, the turntable itself takes care of this. Most have an adjustment available to counteract this force. The RIAA de-emphasis EQ is identical in both channels.
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Originally Posted by bgrotto So lemme ask in the simplest/clearest-for-me-to-comprehend way I know how:
Does the stylus on a turntable read "left and right" or "mid and side"? |
You can think of it as the stylus itself works with a mid and a side signal mechanically. But what is output from the cartridge coils is discrete stereo.
Maybe this helps: If you record a sine wave and both channels are matched in level and polarity, in phase, then the stylus will move side to side. If the 2 channels are out of phase, then the stylus will move up and down. The cartridge windings are a form of MS decoder you might say, so what you get out is separate channels.