Cartridge Change Overhang Difference-Fixed Headshell

Dear @wlutke  : Accuracy at 100% is just that we can be " there ". So, this " battle " is losted before we arrived to it.

The first hand experiences by almost all audiophiles is that always we are out of target and the issue is that your ears along your room/system resolution and your dedicated test proccess for comparisons could or could not detect those inacurracies. Maybe the OP can't do it or maybe he can.

Over the years in some specific threads the conclusions is that our ears are away to be a perfect tool to detect minimal distortion changes even our ears are way tolerant about with out take it in count by our self.

Problem with the MINT LP protractor is when the tonearm like the SME has only two holes to mount a cartridge but the SME has its mount base that's movable and I don't know it that could help. Anyway, the SME comes wit it's own protractor and using it the OP has the solution.

R.

Well obviously exist higher tracking error and this means higher tracking distortions.

If overhang change in any geometry kind alignment it needs to change too the P2S distance to mantain that alignment parameters. The calculated set up parameters came from the input parameters in the alignment equations: tonearm effective length and most inner/outer groove distances to the pivot where you can choose between: IEC; DIN or JIS standards. At the end of calculation the P2S is the tonearm effective length minus the overhang and that’s why everytime that overhang it needs to change the P2S to mantain the lower tracking error/distortions.

R.

Dear @bigwave1  :  You don't have to worry about because that very small distance what it can makes is that instead to have Löfgren A set up you will have Löfgren B that several audioiphiles prefer over A ( Baerwald ).

Btw, very nice room/system you own. Congratulations.

Regards and enjoy the MUSIC NOT DISTORTIONS,

R.