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In Reply to: RE: Alignment, HiFi Test Record, Mystery Brand Turntable, and Frustration... posted by corgraham on June 25, 2009 at 22:12:36
Well, you have to begin somewhere, so you just screw the thing in and see what the protractor/template tells you. This is the reason I like arc templates. They have a line the stylus must trace. You'll either be shy of the line and have to move the cartridge towards the front of the headshell, or you'll be over the line and have to move it back. Once the front-to-back distance is set, the overhang, then you worry about the angle, the "twist". That's where you use the grid. There isn't much question about it- if the stylus traces the arc, and the cartridge body is aligned to the grid, you're good to go. There are various subtleties, and I talk about some of those in the readme file with the program. Don't over think it. Just do the four steps- measure the pivot-to-spindle distance with a good ruler, print the template, get the cartridge following the arc and get it rotated to the correct angle to match the grid. That will get you close enough that if you hear anything amiss, it's likely some other problem than alignment.
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