Tonearm Parallel?


While  I reed in the tonearm setup instruction that the tonearm needs to be parallel to the surface of the disk, there are some real expert that stat the tonearm should be raised be a few mm at the bearing side.

What is your experience?

jorgjean

Showing 1 response by nlitworld

That’s what she said.

 

I’m sorry, that was just too good of a setup.

On a serious note, every cartridge will have a recommended angle for the cantilever in relation to playing the record. If you really want to get perfect about your setup, pick up a little usb microscope online. Shouldn’t cost but around $20. Then you can take photos and measure actual angle to verify things are perfect. I used to think my turntable was set up correctly, but just checking by eye had it 1.5° off. Once I fixed it to the recommended value, things were COMPLETELY different with so much more lively sound and detail. Definitely $20 well spent.