Hello All,
Thank you for your suggestions.
I've made very considerable progress in gaining very respectable sound from my Dynavector 20X-L cartridge with its off-center cantilever by using a caliper to center the cantilever in the headshell.
Treble is very much restored, bass extension and clarity are improved and the sound is much more engaging.
As a result, I'm willing to hypothesize that it's possible, if more difficult, to secure good sound from an off-center cantilever, provided the stylus' verticality has not been disturbed, too. Of Course this depends upon the stylus shape. Were the stylus a knife-edge design, this 'recalibration through repositioning' would be out of the question. Re-carving the grooves on an LP is not thought to lead to a 'musical' experience....
Very Best Wishes All Around,
David
Thank you for your suggestions.
I've made very considerable progress in gaining very respectable sound from my Dynavector 20X-L cartridge with its off-center cantilever by using a caliper to center the cantilever in the headshell.
Treble is very much restored, bass extension and clarity are improved and the sound is much more engaging.
As a result, I'm willing to hypothesize that it's possible, if more difficult, to secure good sound from an off-center cantilever, provided the stylus' verticality has not been disturbed, too. Of Course this depends upon the stylus shape. Were the stylus a knife-edge design, this 'recalibration through repositioning' would be out of the question. Re-carving the grooves on an LP is not thought to lead to a 'musical' experience....
Very Best Wishes All Around,
David