I had a similar issue. I set up my arm/cartridge using the
AnalogMagik
software and got it all dialed in from a numbers standpoint, but I didn't like the sound. I fine tuned the set up by ear and was able to get the performance I was looking for. Since the only person that I need to please is myself (from a system perspective), I did not feel the need to remeasure and validate my set up using the software.
Sussurro MkII and surface noise?
I know there are a bunch of folks here using the SoundSmith Susurro MkII. I just finished setting mine up on my VPI Avenger and really the first thing I noticed is how much more surface noise it picks up off my records. I mean, by a lot. My previous go to cart has been a Benz Wood SL, one of the later ones with the MR stylus. I found that to be relatively quiet. The SS uses a O.C. Line Contact type stylus - not quite the same as a MR, but if anything I'd have thought it would be contacting areas of the groove not as heavily traveled as with the MR stylus, thinking it might be either the same or quieter. Not the case by a long shot. Anyone else experience higher surface noise with the Sussurro MkII?