Tonearm alignment question

2-point CARTRIDGE alignment ... of course, I was certainly referring to cartridge alignment (not tonearm).

That said, I appreciate your comments Dougdeacon ... just what I was looking for. This might be the resultant in the possible mistracking that I'm experiencing and the poor sound on certain recordings, more noticeable on my 45rpm pressings.

This distance tonearm mounting error can and will be corrected when time permits. For the interim, I have adjusted the cartridge in the headshell to compensate for the error as Brf suggested. Unfortunately, I'm still experiencing mistracking with this adjustment. I guess I will not really know the answer until the tonearm is back at it's proper mounting distance.

Thanks for the useful info Dougdeacon. Sounds like the Mint Arc Protractor is a worthy investment, and one that I will consider. I'm currently using the Graham Phantom custom alignment tool provided with the tonearm and a Turntable Basics alignment tool as a check.

Great advice ... a Mint protractor it will be!

I think Peterayer makes a good point and that shifting the cartridge in the headshell to accomodate the S2P distance error will not be a good idea. If it were this simple, there would be no need for a correct S2P distance.