@cleeds
"That is completely mistaken. One of the biggest advantages of Wally’s gauge is that it aligns the cantilever, while the typical protractor only aligns the cartridge body. Big difference!"
I didn’t say anything about a "typical protractor." I mentioned the turntablebasics protractor which is mirrored just like the Wally. So you align the cantilever just the same. And you save $330.
@lewm
"The latter (Wally) are both far superior to the TTB in terms of the likelihood that you get accurate alignment."
First the alignment you get with any of these devices is far less critical than you may believe. That was proven by the Viv Lab Rigid Tonearm, apparently an excellent arm, without any such alignment at all. But even for conventional arms azimuth is far more critical IMO and also that of Peter Ledermann. So probably, for a lot of cartridges, is SRA. But I digress.
Cartridge alignment is not a stochastic event. There are no "likelihoods" here. It is a matter of care. You may think that Wally is easier; I do not. You cannot argue with the proposition that both the $350 one and the $20 will give exactly the same result when both are used correctly. Because it is true.
Wally was ripping off the insecure analog community for decades. I guess that job has been passed on to a new generation. Yes, as the OP wrote, the legacy lives on.
