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In Reply to: RE: Cantilever not aligned straight posted by Capt. Z on August 25, 2015 at 04:51:08
As JBryan wrote the short answer is yes. The easiest way to align to the cantilever is to use a mirrored protractor to align the cantilever with the index line on the protractor and with an image of itself. The least expensive mirrored protractor seems to still be the one from Turntable Basics.
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This is the mirrored protractor that I find around here.
For about the same money I think this alignment tool is a better device.
Well, just ordered one.
Perhaps they are better now, but I bought a Turntable Basics protractor a number of years ago and I didn't like it. The grid lines on mine are too thick and irregular to achieve an accurate alignment. I keep it in my audio rack underneath my SL-1200 because it makes an excellent mirror for looking behind my components to check their electrical connections. ;-)
My favorite type of alignment protractor is an arc protractor. They seem to make alignment less difficult by allowing you to first set overhang accurately using the arc. Then it's easier to set offset using either of the alignment grids. You can also align the cantilever if you like. Since I usually prefer to print my own protractors, I've found that Conrad Hoffman's Custom Arc Template Generator for Phono Cartridge Alignment is the best freeware program for printing arc protractors.
Best regards,
John Elison
We've been down this road before. I much prefer the "point it at the arm" type of protractor. They are cheap, often mirrored, and work with any arm. The mirrored arc protractors are expensive, work with only one arm and are, in my opinion, fussy. Also, if the arm is not installed in PRECISELY the specified place, the custom arc protractor is perpetually wrong.
As for the TB one, it looks like it may be a new model and, in any event, has been favorably received by many inmates here as a search will reveal.
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