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Great Experience with Feickert Protractor

After years of using other setup tools, I finally broke down and bought the Dr. Feickert Protractor.  I couldn't be happier. 

I highly recommend this unit for great design, construction, ease of use, and precision of setup.  I'm at the point in this hobby where I buy stuff and am not afraid to find that something makes no difference or the difference it makes is not to my liking.  The Feickert did not change the overall sonic character of my table/cart.  What it clearly did do was make imaging and soundstage more apparent (stand out) and it sounds like more information is coming through because I can hear more decay and faint sounds than before. 

If anyone is within driving distance of Chicagoland, I'd be happy to lend it out so others could benefit.  

Before the Feickert I was using Mobile Fidelity's Geo Disc and I had to sight the pivot point with an alignment bar on the Geo Disc.  I got pretty close (assuming the Feickert is more accurate), as I was within 2mm.  I'll rest assured knowing that I'm running things closer to perfect for sound quality and wear. 
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I’m also a former Geodisc user and a current Feickert user. The Geodisc sort of worked, Sighting the pivot point along the ridge was always problematic, and with some arms extremely difficult. I used it in conjunction with a DB Systems protractor for the final adjustments. I’ve also used other methods in the past.

The Feickert is simply easier, faster and more accurate than anything else I’ve used before. So far I’ve used it on VPI 10 and 12" arms, a Magnepan Unitrac (which was super difficult to use with the geodisc), and a Rega RB300 on a Denon table.

 

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