Hi all, Has anyone have use a fozgometer to set cartridge azimuth? Are there any other alternatives to check and cartridge bias without spending too much like a fozgometer?
Thanks
Jayson
Hi all, Has anyone have use a fozgometer to set cartridge azimuth? Are there any other alternatives to check and cartridge bias without spending too much like a fozgometer?
Thanks
Jayson
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I'm Clive.
This method worked well for me in the past. You need a multimeter and a bit of patience but I got really satisfying results.
https://www.analogplanet.com/content...azimuth-part-2
I used a really cheap Behringer equaliser instead of low and high pass filters, cost £30 on ebay.
Last edited by CliveG; 09-11-2017 at 20:22. Reason: additional information
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I'm Paul.
I have one of those hifi test records and just followed the procedure in the instruction. Having a Rega arm I did not adjust azimuth but was able to at least checkit was OK.
~Paul~
My primary purpose is to check the bias or output for L and R channel if they are even
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Fozgometer and test records are really about the setup though it did identify an issue with an Ikeda cartridge I had.
If it's setup then a test record & mono button is really all you need. If you are worried about the functioning of the cartridge, it to Johnny at Audio Origami for a full checkover (coil measurement and microscope tip evaluation).
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Mains cables: Viablue X40 mains cable + Furutech NCF plugs + SR Orange fuses
Speaker cables: MIT AVt MA
Interconnects: MIT AVt MA / MIT Matrix 12 / Zavfino Majestic tonearm cable
USB:Curious
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Accessories: IsoAcoustics Orea Indigo + Bronze / Gaia II / SDS soundeck
I had a Fozgometer for a bit and there's no doubt it was useful, but I found generally that I could set things up using a test record and the mono button and found that the Fozgometer was merely confirming what I was doing by ear. I sold it in the end but there's no doubt they are handy devices.
As I say though it did pick up a problem with an (also new) Ikeda cartridge which turned out to have an imbalance in the channel outputs, that I then was able to send back to where I bought it from. (Juki in Hong Kong - I have to say his customer service over this was first class). I had initially wondered if this was my imagination but the Fozgometer provided a visual measurement of the effect.
I just ordered HFN Test LP and start from it.
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Mains cables: Viablue X40 mains cable + Furutech NCF plugs + SR Orange fuses
Speaker cables: MIT AVt MA
Interconnects: MIT AVt MA / MIT Matrix 12 / Zavfino Majestic tonearm cable
USB:Curious
Rack: Solid Tech Hybrid
Accessories: IsoAcoustics Orea Indigo + Bronze / Gaia II / SDS soundeck
Anyone who got a Fozgometer that I can loan please.
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Mains cables: Viablue X40 mains cable + Furutech NCF plugs + SR Orange fuses
Speaker cables: MIT AVt MA
Interconnects: MIT AVt MA / MIT Matrix 12 / Zavfino Majestic tonearm cable
USB:Curious
Rack: Solid Tech Hybrid
Accessories: IsoAcoustics Orea Indigo + Bronze / Gaia II / SDS soundeck