Great, extremely knowledgeable, and helpful comments. Thank you. Millercarbon, like you, I always assumed that VTA and SRA were the same, then the other day while I was looking at the Acoustical Systems Smartstylus, I saw this, which caused me some confusion:
"VTA is a different animal than SRA
and requires a different setting for precise
measurement.
While the SRA is an angle depending on the
position of the stylus in the record’s groove, the
VTA refers to the angle between the record’s
surface as the long leg (long cathetus) of a right
angle triangle, the actual suspension bracket of
the cantilever inside the cartridge as one end of
the hypotenuse (and this point with a vertical
line down to the record’s surface being the
short leg) and the stylus tip the other end of the
hypotenuse.
Thus the cantilever is NOT parallel or in-line
with the desired VTA.
While the cantilever may be used as a mere
helping line, the VTA is to be determined from
the tip of your stylus towards the suspension
point in the cartridge in relation to the record’s
surface."
Chakster, that's a very nice 3P. I've had my eyes on them for awhile now.
Williewonka (Steve), it's very exciting to hear about the Audiomods arm. I'm going to look into it. I like the price!
Mike Lavigne, I've always admired your system and your knowledge and experience. Thanks for contributing here. I'm assuming you are referring to the Durand (at least in part). I'll look into that once again.
"VTA is a different animal than SRA
and requires a different setting for precise
measurement.
While the SRA is an angle depending on the
position of the stylus in the record’s groove, the
VTA refers to the angle between the record’s
surface as the long leg (long cathetus) of a right
angle triangle, the actual suspension bracket of
the cantilever inside the cartridge as one end of
the hypotenuse (and this point with a vertical
line down to the record’s surface being the
short leg) and the stylus tip the other end of the
hypotenuse.
Thus the cantilever is NOT parallel or in-line
with the desired VTA.
While the cantilever may be used as a mere
helping line, the VTA is to be determined from
the tip of your stylus towards the suspension
point in the cartridge in relation to the record’s
surface."
Chakster, that's a very nice 3P. I've had my eyes on them for awhile now.
Williewonka (Steve), it's very exciting to hear about the Audiomods arm. I'm going to look into it. I like the price!
Mike Lavigne, I've always admired your system and your knowledge and experience. Thanks for contributing here. I'm assuming you are referring to the Durand (at least in part). I'll look into that once again.