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Does the headshell rotate to the grooves?

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In Reply to: That's similar in many ways to the one on my 4HF posted by ffrr on April 12, 2007 at 21:45:54:

Looks like they use a pivot at the headshell so the cartridge can correct for the tracking angle error.
Is this right? Or is there some other reason for the funky looking arm wand to head shell arrangement?

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Re: Does the headshell rotate to the grooves? - ffrr 23:51:39 04/12/07 (4)
I don't know. You picked one of the differences to ask about :-(
Looks like it pivots though, doesn't it?

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- Re: Does the headshell rotate to the grooves? - bornin50s 03:09:57 04/13/07 (3)
  IIRC, Effective length is adjustable, so headshell offset is adjustable too!!
  - So it is a fixed headshell, but with adjustability for initial set up? - tubesforever 10:45:27 04/13/07 (2)
    That is a cleaver idea and properly executed would not create any sonic issues of its own other than the mass of the assembly located that close to the headshell.
    The effective mass is likely to be on the high side-- A good thing for a DL 103x cartridge.
    - So right about that.... - tubesforever 08:53:09 04/14/07 (0)
      The Denon DL103x will be 5-10 cu (low compliance) and my Grado Ref Master at 22 cu would be a disaster on this tonearm.
      I think some Shures are 28 cu or more!
    - I wouldn't use a high compliance cart with it - ffrr 15:25:40 04/13/07 (0)
      Using a Shure M91 with 78 stylus, I could observer the cantilever moving side to side (as it tracked the inevitably off centre 78 record grooves) and hear the mistracking. The high mass tone arm, and bearing just didn't want to follow that light suspension system.
      
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