RE: Good Lord...

Posted by mr_phillip (A) on August 11, 2012 at 08:49:46

In Reply to: Good Lord... posted by EdAInWestOC on August 11, 2012 at 05:59:06:

Wow.

Ok, so just to be clear, at no point was I suggesting that setting up a cartridge so that the arm (and by extension, the top surface of the cartridge body) is parallel to the record's surface will automatically achieve optimal VTA. Indeed, I didn't offer any advice at all on how anyone should go about the business of setting up their cartridge - I wouldn't presume to be so patronising.

I had thought it was a given that anyone frequenting a forum such as this would be fine tuning/confirming their VTA by ear. But, as most cartridge manufacturers recommend a parallel setup, it at least serves as a useful and repeatable starting point.

As someone who finds judging parallel surfaces by eye difficult, I was simply passing on what I thought was a neat little tip that had made finding that starting point a little less arduous.

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Topic - Using the iPhone for setting VTA - mr_phillip 02:00:51 08/10/12 (19)

RE: Using the iPhone for setting VTA - SgreenP@MSN.com 14:32:00 08/11/12 (0)

RE: Using the iPhone for setting VTA - AudioSoul 09:51:30 08/11/12 (0)

Good Lord... - EdAInWestOC 05:59:06 08/11/12 (3)

Easily repeatable... - tketcham 12:59:27 08/11/12 (0)

RE: Good Lord... - mr_phillip 08:49:46 08/11/12 (1)

You're right. Thank you. - Dave Pogue 11:27:19 08/11/12 (0)

RE: Using the iPhone for setting VTA - dconsmack 03:54:01 08/11/12 (0)

RE: Using the iPhone for setting VTA - hahax@verizon.net 21:04:01 08/10/12 (0)

RE: Using the iPhone for setting VTA - Jack D II 20:57:34 08/10/12 (0)

Dropbox is great... - eso 19:59:33 08/10/12 (0)

Awesome...... - StevieRay 12:54:36 08/10/12 (0)

Got it! Thanks. nt - AbeCollins 11:29:07 08/10/12 (0)

Nice! Thanks. nt - bjh 09:56:53 08/10/12 (0)

Just pray that thing doesn't fall over on your arm! - Topper 08:01:13 08/10/12 (1)

RE: Just pray that thing doesn't fall over on your arm! - mr_phillip 10:11:23 08/10/12 (0)

Also works with android phones - jeffmathers 04:55:15 08/10/12 (2)

Now...how about azimuth? - Muzikmike 13:13:33 08/10/12 (0)

Android phones can do pictures? - AbeCollins 11:30:18 08/10/12 (0)

RE: Using the iPhone for setting VTA - dconsmack 03:07:53 08/10/12 (0)

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RE: Good Lord... - mr_phillip 08:49:46 08/11/12 (1)

You're right. Thank you. - Dave Pogue 11:27:19 08/11/12 (0)

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