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setting VTF with a digital guage

Hello AGoners,
When I first purchased my VPI classic 1 I used the supplied shure stylus force guage. I decided to try a digital guage and then purchased a acoustech digital guage. My question is about the height of these guages. Both the shure guage and the acoustech digital are taller than even a 200gr LP. I have tried to make a small cardboard pedestal to place the guage on to make it level with a 180gr. record since that is what I play the most. Are you guys setting the stylus force guage on top of the platter or do you try to set the stylus force guage level with the playing surface?
andyprice44

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dougdeacon
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Just make a weighing step that hangs off the side of the digital gauge, with its surface at a typical record height.

That's close enough. It's best to fine tune VTF and most other adjustments by listening anyway, so why fuss over the last decimal place?
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