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i epoxied a pin to the weight balance plate supplied with the dl-110 to create a ridge which allows the cart to be pivoted from side to side. this is it before the paint job.
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Instead of the pin & epoxy method, what if you used some sort of metal shear or vice to put a crease in the balance weight plate? Like this:
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yes, maybe that could work. i even thought of bending the plate slightly into a "V" shape, creating an upsidedown fulcrum to pivot the cart. although i was a little concerned about the safety of the cart mount in this arrangement; a bit klugey.
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sorry, but i couldn't coax a better pic from my camera.
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but i read that it is reccomened top get the cart secured flat against the headshell. Do you hear any negative effects from not doing that? Or do you use fill above the weight in some way?
i honestly think it sounds better with correct azimuth, regardless of the fact that i now have less surface contact. i know conventional wisdom says that you should have as much contact between the headshell and cart to dissipate vibrational energy. i think this is going to matter to a greater or lesser extent depending upon the cart and tonearm. the much pricier Ortofon Jubilee has a similar ridge fixed along the top of the cart body. this is where i got the idea for my diy job (although i doubt it sounds as good:))even if i had a straight headshell, i'm not guarenteed a perfect stylus/canti with carts in this price range. my BM Silver and DV 10x5 weren't perfect, but the cheaper denon dl-110 is.
i gotta say, it looks much better in the flesh. i'm no ansel adams. i painted it black, but the headshell covers most of it up anyway.
thanks for the compliments and constructive criticism.
p.s. maybe i should get these mass manufactured and sell them for $300 a pop. charge twice as much for titanium or carbon as an "upgrade". i could call it "The Widget" and concoct a "science" behind its superior design and preach about it in absolutes. lots of DBX would be involved of course:)
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those pictures are first rate, though. Resolution is trumped by communication of the idea effectivly.It really is a nice trick for azimuth tweeking. You could get into a purist argument over the paint and how much that adds to colorization. :-)
If you anodised it then shot peened or sand blasted one side... you can then experiment which way up sounded best.Simple but effective solution to a problem, I like your style.
Have fun.
The perfect solution for those of us who got the "crooked" Rega tonearms.
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