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  1. #11
    Join Date: Sep 2014

    Location: brighton uk.

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    I'm jamie.

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    i did mine by first checking the SRA angle with the tonearm level,(not really necessary) then setting it a close to possible to 92 degrees,as it happens thats with a slight tail down position.
    i used an alignment arc protractor downloaded from the vinyl engine site to align the cartridge,i spent some time getting it dead right here,then lastly small tweaking of the tracking weight.
    the hard work pays off when you hit the sweet spot believe me!

    all this was over a period of 3 days on and off
    My System
    John Wood KT88 Amp.
    Paradise Phono Stage
    Sony TTS-8000 Turntable.
    PMAT-1010 MK6 Tonearm.
    Ortofon Cadenza Bronze
    Sony X555ES Cd Player
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    Join Date: Oct 2015

    Location: Woodmancote, West Sussex

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    I'm Ian.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jamie123 View Post
    thats exactly how i ended up with mine.
    And me
    Turntable
    Toshiba SR-370/Mission 774/Van Damme cable with MS Starline plugs/Ortofon Quintet Black
    CD
    Cambridge CXC transport/modified Musical Fidelity X-DAC/modified Musical Fidelity X-10 V3 tube buffer
    Network Player
    Cambridge NP30
    Amplifier
    Denon HA-500 head amp/Nakamichi CA-5E pre-amp/Chinese passive RVC/Proton AA-1150 DMC power amp
    Speakers
    Mordaunt Short Signifer on original factory stands
    Cables
    Mogami with Rean Neutrik plugs/NVA LS5
    Headphones
    Sennheiser HD600/Sennheiser HD650/Koss Pro4 AA

  3. #13
    Join Date: Apr 2015

    Location: Central Virginia

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    I'm Russell.

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    Speaking on the art of cartridge alignment, I saw some pictures in Stereophile many moons ago, that were USB microscope pics of the needles attached to the cantilever. Even on some expensive cartridges had the diamond glued on crooked. Or perhaps, less than perfect. So, even if you align the cantilever with your alignment gauge, you can still need to make tiny adjustments of azimuth and VTA to really get the needle to align with the groove. No substitute for the human ear.


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