Oh, don't worry dude, I've been there. It's the reason why I sold my [then] top-of-the-range, replicant stylus-equipped SPU Royal GM MKII, for a 1958 vintage SPU G/T, with a nice fat conical tip, and which to my ears, wiped the floor with the former, using any musical sound-related parameter you care to think of!Originally Posted by RobbieGong
You sound me and i know totally where you're coming from.
Setting vta and nailing the set-up sweet spot with certain stylus profiles is an absolute PITA, can take what feels like an age to nail, fatiguing and once you've hit it the very last thing you want to do is go again, trust me on that, been there too many times. You'll only know the pain if you've been there, it's a total jar
That SPU took forever to 'dial in', in terms of optimal VTA, and even when you thought you'd nailed it, it still got caught out occasionally with 'difficult' material, and distorted!
Anyway, that's another matter... The point here is, for anyone who is willing to put in the required effort when installing this little device, the REWARDS will be very significant, and it will put a big CHEESY GRIN on the chops of even the most resolutely grumpy fucker!!
Marco.
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