The best phono cartridge alignment tool

the other big trick with alignment tools is turntable height and sight positioning. if you can get your body to be at a height and angle where you are comfortable enough to be in one position for extended periods, then the odds of a better set-up are increased. 

many times i see turntables on low racks or crowded into corners and i wonder just how meticulously those tt’s can be set up?

tools are only as good as our ability to use them. setting up an arm or cartridge should be a pleasure and satisfying. or our results will be diminished.

@holmz I usually use a table and then move it to the rack and relieves it.
Is this method fraught with issues?
(Other than a long set of interconnects)

nothing wrong with moving a turntable to a better spot to easily set it up, and then moving it back. this is assuming it’s light enough to be able to reasonably move it, and moving it does not in some way upset your careful set-up. no way to generalize on how that might go.

in my particular case, that is not realistic, as my three turntables are too heavy and complex to be moved in that way; two are 200 pounds, and one is 120 pounds. so all three are at least a 2 person job to move, and two of must be broken down to move.

if you can easily pick up your turntable and fully secure the arm while you do it, then i would agree doing the set-up where it’s easier makes sense.

ultimately if it sounds good to you after moving and set-up then it’s good.

Best Tractor/ Arc Protractor----i own one for each arm. easy to see with my 70 year old eyes, unambiguous. a no brainer.

https://mintlp.com/best.htm

i own a number of other alignment tools including the Feickert but never use them.