Technically, that's what you should do, align the cantilever. The problem is that for many cartridges, the cantilever is very hard to see while the cartridge is sitting on the grid of a protractor. Only a few protractors provide help, like the Smartractor. At the very least, you need a bright light and magnification to get it right. Also, since you want the cantilever to align with the cartridge body longitudinally, then its just as good to align to the cartridge body if it is squared off with respect to the cantilever.
Anxiety help needed. New instal of Hana ML
Good morning everyone. Last evening I finally got around to installing my brand new Hana ML. I installed it on my MOFI Ultra deck using the Dr. F protractor. All went well despite my coffee fueled sausage fingers. I really took my time to get the alignment right, checking and re-checking. I left the stylus guard on while installing onto the head shell and wiring. Took it off obviously to use the protractor.
I hooked up the TT to my Parasound JC3 jr. and fired things up for a quick listen. I was completely blown away to say the least. Put on John Lee Hooker "The Healer" and it knocked my jaw clean off.
What gave me some restless sleep? The fact that the cantilever just looks like it’s ever so slightly oriented to the left as you view the front of the cart. I mean maybe a couple red hairs.. I didn’t notice any sound difference left or right, no increase or decrease, no hint of distortion either.
Please tell me to just take my Lexapro and drink my coffee and relax. That’s all I’m asking.
Thank you,
Dumb Doug