Azimuth adjustment on VPI Scoutmaster

A few suggestions from my own experience. 

Yes, with the Lemo in place.  I find the Soundsmith Counter-Intuitive device to be very useful for making small changes in VTF and azimuth with minimal change in the other.  I use an AT cartridge.  I find this brand to be excellent at mounting styli so that when the cartridge is level the azimuth is, at least, extremely close to optimal.  Probably because of large-scale manufacture.

I judge the azimuth by ear.  I've read enough about the Fozgometer to avoid it.  Start with a level cartridge.  Use a magnifying glass to view the stylus in the groove.  With the CI you can make small adjustments.  Use your ears for the best adjustment.  And as VPI is fond of saying: Don't obsess.

Just my $.02.

Just for the record, I am not a fan of the second pivot.  Assuming the compliance of your cartridge is within reasonable bounds it should not be necessary.  Single point designs have proven their value over the years. 

The VPI second pivot is a Rube Goldberg design (contraption, really) intended IMO to appease those uncomfortable with the wobble-while-handling of the single pivot arm.  I believe VPI offered it as a marketing maneuver just as they offered the anti-skate device after years of saying, not only that it was not necessary but, that it made the sound worse.

There are real two point designs out there that are valuable, but not VPI's IMO.

So my comments above apply to single point use.  But YMMV.