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Unfortunately, most tonearm manufacturers don't understand pivotal tonearm geometry!

Here is a graph of Jelco's tonearm alignment compared to a graph of the optimal alignment for playing modern 12" LPs. Knowledgeable tonearm manufacturers like SME and Graham use the Lofgren "A" alignment. Check the distortion numbers in the turquoise cells.


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