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VPI tone arm set up

Wanting to get back into analog, I just completed all my purchases (here on Audiogon) and am ready to start putting everything together. I have a VPI Aries 1 turntable, a VPI JMW 9 Sig. tonearm and a Shelter 501 mk11 cartridge I have mounted to a Cartridge Man Isolator. My question is- I understand the distance between the spindle and tone arm pivot is to be 223mm. Are they talking about center of turntable spindle to center of tonearm pivot? Also, I purchsed a VPI tonearm jig and noticed it only has 1 null point (inner, closest to turntable spindle) where as other jigs I've seen have 2 null points. Will this align correctly?
markpao

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kenmra150
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Hi Mark,

I believe that your assumption is correct on the 223 mm spacing. I have the same tonearm on a Scoutmaster, which uses a similar jig. VPI cartridge alignment is done at one null point, which is slightly different than most traditional tone arm set ups. Fremer's DVD on turntable set up has a section specific to VPI tables if you want a decent reference. Your set up will sound really nice when you get it dialed in.
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