One of two things is at play here: Either the
pivot-to-spindle
distance is wrong, or the cartridge manufacturer contemplated a different alignment than whomever aligned the pickup arm.
Ortofon 2M Red Alignment Issue
So...I was trying to align my Ortofon 2M Red and I spent about an hour trying to get it right...the thing is, I just can't get those two points aligned at the same time...Every time I align one, the other gets messed up...here are a couple of photos from my current situation. My question is...is my alignment enough or should I keep trynig?
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http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w77/serginhoparkour/1EB0E4C3-C8DE-48A7-86A1-FCED5ECCA5BF_zpsxqsqvhs1.jpeg
http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w77/serginhoparkour/64A05EAE-7A63-4C8B-B4CD-7C46A50FF61C_zpslqqghysa.jpeg
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I had a Music Hall table which is the same manufacturer (Project) as your Carbon. It is not the arm but the protractor. A DB protractor is a good one and can be used for all cartridges and arms. This is also an option for a mirrored protractor. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079ZBLJ4M/ref=sspa_dk_detail_0?psc=1&pd_rd_i=B079ZBLJ4M&pf_rd_m=A... |
stevecham It is not the arm but the protractor.It’s not likely that Ortofon provided an inaccurate alignment gauge. serginhoparkour ... after some research I decided to use Conrad Hoffman’s Arc Template Generator...have you tried by any chance?Is this one of those you download and print yourself? If so, how can you be sure the printed image is of the correct size? If it is off by even a bit, so too will be your alignment. |
Dear @serginhoparkour: The easy way to take advise is that you send an email or make a call to Project directly. In this video you can look your TT/Tonearm/cartridge. I don’t know the Project instructions to mount/set up the 2M Red or any other cartridge but for what you said the Ortofon protractor can’t works there. So ask Project. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLuOgA9i7AY R. |
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