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    Hi all,

    Been having an experiment with cartridge alignment and printed off a few different protractors. This was brought about by some ssssssssibilance which hadn't been present previously. It's my own fault as i didn't realign the cart properly after i removed the arm for a bit of recent fettling.

    After a few attempts and listening to a few tracks, the best results i have found were with a Mirrored protractor i found on ebay. Now this is probably down to me rather than the other protractors i tried so my question is,

    What are you using and can i borrow it lol.

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    You can borrow my Dr Feickert if you like. Best I've used except for the smart tractor, which is the best you can get AFAIK.
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    download the conrad hoffman arc protractor mate,print your own
    http://conradhoffman.com/TemplateGen.zip
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ali Tait View Post
    You can borrow my Dr Feickert if you like. Best I've used except for the smart tractor, which is the best you can get AFAIK.
    Cheers Ali, I'll try the one Jamie suggests and if still no joy I'll get in touch if that's ok?

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    Yes no problem.
    “Music has always been a matter of energy to me, a question of fuel. Sentimental people call it inspiration, but what they really mean is fuel. I have always needed fuel. I am a serious consumer. On some nights I still believe that a car with the gas needle on empty can run about fifty more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio”

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    Ok guys, After a bit of playing around with number etc, i came across the vinyl engine calculator which produced these results:

    pic 1.JPGpic 2.JPGPic 3.JPG

    Am i to presume Lofgren B is the best alignment?

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    It depends, they are all a balance of compromises. However, in this case I would say yes unless you really want to minimise end of side distortion.
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    Bigman80 Guest

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    Quote Originally Posted by YNWaN View Post
    It depends, they are all a balance of compromises. However, in this case I would say yes unless you really want to minimise end of side distortion.
    I suppose that makes sense as the inner grooves are the hardest. Maybe i'll just try all threse options lol

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    Yep just go with what sounds best to your ears.
    “Music has always been a matter of energy to me, a question of fuel. Sentimental people call it inspiration, but what they really mean is fuel. I have always needed fuel. I am a serious consumer. On some nights I still believe that a car with the gas needle on empty can run about fifty more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio”

    Hunter S Thompson

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ali Tait View Post
    Yep just go with what sounds best to your ears.
    CD?
    It is impossible for anything digital to sound analogue, because it isn't analogue!

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