But only at the cost of having messed up something else. So yeah sure you can have the satisfaction of having done what few others have ever been bothered to do. So think this one through, stylus alingment people: how is it gonna be if you rotate the whole thing relative to the grooves?Ĭan’t be. The electric signal is supposed to be an analog of the groove modulation. While this seems to make a lot of sense- all that sophisticated stylus geometry is wasted if the darn thing is out of whack in the groove- its blinkered down to just one small part of the picture.Īt the other end of the cantilever is the coil (or magnet) that generates the audio signal. You must align the stylus not the cantilever. Here’s just one example that will highlight not only the futility but in fact how misguided even the most well-intentioned advice turns out to be. I find "Good enough" rarely is good enough in high end cartridges. If the protractor says it’s aligned right but it doesn’t sound good, or just ho-hum, I try again. In other words, any protractor is only as good as the cartridge build and your eyes and your ears. Two possible caveats are 1) is the stylus mounted to the cantilever exactly right and 2) is the stylus tip cut exactly right in relation to the shank. The paper protractors work well if I’m careful about punching the spindle hole. The Feickert is nicer with some arms than others because of the ease/work of pivot locating. The Geo disc is more prone to user error for me because 1) I may not be able to see the pivot point I need for a reference and 2) I can’t continuously focus down the alignment rail to the pivot without peering over and then through my specs. The Mint is the most exacting for overhang if your Pivot to Spindle is spot on but useless for alignment if P2S is off even a little. I have the Mint, the Geo disc, The Feickert and the paper ones from Vinyl Engine.
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