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RE: Fremer's ZENITH ANGLE CORRECTION or have we all gone crazy.

Posted by Todd Krieger on February 10, 2021 at 17:12:56:
I just set up the cart as if the stylus were put on perfectly straight..... If it sounds distorted (due to the stylus being misaligned), I would try another cartridge sample instead of go down this rabbit hole......... (I've exchanged cartridges for this in the past, and will likely do so in the future.)
Note that it's not even mentioned, if the stylus is "off", and the cartridge is then aligned by the stylus itself, the cantilever (relative to the record groove) and/or azimuth will then be made "skew," the ideal anti-skate may require compensation to keep the "skew angle" (to sustain stylus alignment) from changing... Would likely create unequal forces on the groove walls- Channel separation, trackability, and maybe channel balance would likely be compromised somewhat.... I'd rather deal with a sample that's dead-on (or close enough to where re-alignment wouldn't be significant) and not worry about these sorts of compensations.....