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Mounting a Shelter 501 on a JMW/9

This is quite a popular combination based on the number of visible systems on a'gon pages. But can it really be so difficult to mount the cartridge or is it just my novice alignment skills? It appears you need to mount the cart with the screws as far forward as they will go in the arm slots (with the left screw slightly back in order to angle the headshell), and even then the stylus doesn't go forward enough to hit the spot on the Geodisc. The overhang is huge, about 7 mm, and it just seems wrong somehow. Am I missing something here?
nickatkins
slipknot1
1,423 posts
 
Nick,
The Shelter on my signature/SM combo is all the way forward on the headshell as well. I used the alignment jig provided with the new arm, and I got the stylus to hit the dot.
readster
241 posts
 
what did you think about the jmw-9 / denon 103r combo ?
dogface1956
6 posts
 
Hi,

I have the same set-up and I had mount my Shelter 501 the same way, I thought it was weird at first, but it works, sounds great to my ears. I used the both the Geodisc and the cartridge alignment tool that came with my VPI turntable and both put the cartridge in the exact same spot so I figured I had it dialed in correctly.

Jeff
bgrazman
226 posts
 
I didn't like the Shelter/JMW combination...

BUT, I'd think about using the Cartridgeman Isolator (there are a lot of people who consider shelter incompatible with JMW 9 because of mass and compliance issues)
nickatkins OP
82 posts
 
Dogface1956, I loved that combo! I can't imagine how price/performance can be beaten.
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