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RE: Azimuth isn't everything. But it's a lot!

I don't disagree that your ears should be the final test. I went from a VPI Scout to a Classic I only to discover that I just don't care for unipivot tonearms.

That being said, I still don't think that for a fixed tonearm that azimuth should be a big thing - at least if there's nothing wrong with the cartridge.

And it's entirely possible that all that fussing around with the Fozgometer simply burned me out on placing too much faith in it ever again.

My most recent experience was with my Rega P9 and a (new to you) Te Kaitora with a SS level 3 rebuild.

From the start, after alignment and VTA it sounded just great. The Fozgometer told me there was a significant channel imbalance. I went with shims under one side of the cartridge to correct, but when I noticed a significant lean I went back to the original setup with no shims.

In this case, I likely should have let the cartridge break in before checking azimuth. As far as the Fozgometer goes, I no longer consider it to be a valid test tool. There's too many variables. And before anyone asks, I did download the test tracks and do the calibration routine.

I do have a dual trace digital scope and suppose I could use that to check for crosstalk, but - as you mentioned it's the sound that matters - right now it sounds great and I'm OK with that.



Edits: 11/16/14 11/16/14

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