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To LP Listeners: Fozgometer Experiences...

I am considering purchasing a Fozgometer V2 to verify/improve my cartridge’s azimuth.

Questions:

  1. Which Fozgometer do you own – V1 or V2?
  2. Did you find it easy to use?
  3. Which Test LP did you use (the AP “analogue Test LP” is recommended)?
  4. Did it make a meaningful difference in the set-up of your cartridge?
  5. Did it make a meaningful difference in the SQ of your LPs?

Thanks in advance for sharing your experiences.

 

 
 
inagroove
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kevemaher
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@lewm 

So you got a lemon.

Of course I do a sanity check. I've been doing these alignments long enough to understand that measurements if not done correctly or interpreted improperly can lead to mistakes.

My results speak for themselves.

lewm
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If you regard any cartridge where setting azimuth electronically for equalizing crosstalk results in the stylus sitting at an angle to the groove as a lemon, then yes, I and many many others got a lemon.  It's more common than not. The best solution is to re-set the stylus so it IS squarely in the groove, unless you like going back and forth with your dealer until you get a perfect specimen. If you just live with the stylus at an angle you will end up with premature wear on both the stylus and your LPs, high frequency attenuation, and other distortiions.

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kevemaher
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@lewm 

I've never had a stylus so far out of alignment that I could visually see the tilt. The very tip of the stylus in nearly invisible to the unaided human eye. The rest of the stylus is for support in mounting to the cantilever and can be as crooked as needs be to obtain proper orientation of the stylus in the groove on an LP.

Korf has some good ideas. I have several of his ceramic spacers and I refer to his resonance calculations. I've enjoyed his headshell comparisons. He's one voice of many I use in order to better inform myself. 

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