A K Bhattacharjee
Active Member
After going through different articles/threads & reviews I came to a conclusion that if the effective arm length plus overhang as specified by the manufacturer is calculated correctly & cartridge is fixed on the headshell, 90% alignment is done. I have seen from my experience that if the cartridge is fixed accordingly, the side of the cartridge body becomes almost parallel to the lines of any protractor.
One more factor, when overhang gauge is used, it is said that the stylus tip should be parallel to the overhang line. That means that cartridge body will be parallel to the headshell. Now when a protractor is used, even after adjusting the cartridge forward or backward, there is a chance that to make the cantilever parallel to the lines, cartridge to be moved left or right slightly. In this case cartridge cannot be parallel to the headshell.
I have seen that if overhang is correct there is least chance of stylus skipping.
It is my request to the fellow member to share their experience on this important issue for the benefit of vinyl lovers.
One more factor, when overhang gauge is used, it is said that the stylus tip should be parallel to the overhang line. That means that cartridge body will be parallel to the headshell. Now when a protractor is used, even after adjusting the cartridge forward or backward, there is a chance that to make the cantilever parallel to the lines, cartridge to be moved left or right slightly. In this case cartridge cannot be parallel to the headshell.
I have seen that if overhang is correct there is least chance of stylus skipping.
It is my request to the fellow member to share their experience on this important issue for the benefit of vinyl lovers.