Alignment Snafu? Or?


Hello all, I am about to order another Protractor, this one an Arc Type from Ken Willis over at the Asylum.

Ken has asked if my arm was at 210mm, or 211mm Spindle-Pivot Distance, and taking an actual measurement this evening, I actually find out my arm is mounted at 212mm. So, may I ask what should he make this Protractor for, 212mm? Or no? Will 1mm make a critical difference in accuracy, and sound? I will forward this info to him as well, and see what he says. More input, and advice is of course better. Thanks, Mark
markd51

Showing 1 response by dan_ed

Mark, I think that from your description of the issue you may just have to live with a small amount of error in the setup. In reality, we all do. The only thing we may be fortunate enough to do is limit that error more in one setup than some other setups. But it has been published in several places that an error of less than .5 mm is almost a necessity to get the most from a particular arm/cartridge. This doesn't mean that you won't still enjoy what you hear. Perhaps this is something to keep in mind if you ever go looking for a table upgrade.