How do you use a vinyl protractor?
Align Your Cartridge
- Place this protractor on your turntable platter with hole over spindle.
- Move cartridge/ tonearm until stylus rests exactly on center of bulls eye.
- Move cartridge/ tonearm until stylus rests exactly on center of inner bulls-eye (66.04mm radius), Rotate protractor around spindle as required.
How do I know if my turntable cartridge is aligned?
Use a flat head screwdriver to loosen the screws. Rotate the cartridge until the lines are parallel. Once it’s parallel, move the stylus tip to point B. If the cartridge is properly aligned at point B, tighten the screws, re-check to make sure it’s aligned, and you’re done.
Are turntable protractors universal?
Steps to Line up Your Turntable Protractor. There are cartridge-specific protractors that work to align specific types of cartridges. There are also universal phono cartridge alignment protractors that will work for any type of cartridge mounting.
What is tonearm overhang?
The “overhang” is literally the amount by which the stylus tip “overhangs” the spindle when the arm is placed directly above the spindle. The “effective length” is equal to the pivot to spindle distance plus the overhang.
What is azimuth on a turntable?
Azimuth refers to the horizontal balance of the cartridge when viewed from the front. This, in turn, determines at which angle the stylus sits on the record groove. The theoretical assumption is that when the Cartridge is perfectly perpendicular to the record groove, the stylus will sit perfectly in the record grooves.
How do you use the DR feickert protractor?
To use the Feickert, align the pointer over the pivot of the tonearm. The next step is to simply adjust the cartridge so that the stylus drops exactly on the ‘Overhang’ point on the metal gauge. Lastly place the stylus on the outer alignment grid, and by eye set the cartridge exactly in-line with the markings.
When should I replace my turntable cartridge?
When does a turntable stylus need to be replaced? Most manufacturers recommend changing your stylus at around 1000 hours of record playing time. So if you’re using your turntable for an hour or so per day on average, ideally you should be changing the stylus every couple of years.
What is stylus overhang?
Stylus Overhang Gauge Specifically, overhang is the distance the stylus tip extends beyond the center spindle when the tonearm is positioned directly over the spindle. Stylus overhang makes up part of a tonearm’s effective length.
Is stylus overhang important?
Overhang: As the stylus tracks across the record, it is important that the stylus remain tangent to the groove. Setting overhang we are aligning the cartridge to follow that ideal arc across the record.
What kind of protractor do you use?
Generic (universal) protractors. Stupid Protractors. A pair of universal two-point protractors, one using the more common Baerwald alignment method as used on 99% of commercial products and the other Loefgren B (see Seb’s user guide above for an explanation of the difference). Simple, accurate and widely compatible.
What kind of protractor does Heybrook use?
Universal two-point protractor that uses Heybrooks chosen null points of 63.5 and 120mm This tool is suitable for accurate mounting and alignment of all Linn mounting pattern tonearms. Arc protractors allow super fast, accurate cartridge alignment.
What is a Stevenson protractor?
Stevenson alignment protractor. Another universal protractor, this time using the Stevenson alignment method with null points at 60.325 mm and 117.42 mm. This is especially useful for arms which have limited room in the headshell slots and can’t be aligned satisfactorily with a Baerwald type.
What protractor do I need for my turntable?
A specific protractor will only be good for a TT equipped with a specific tonearm: The Rega Baerwald protractor and the Rega Stevenson protractor are only of use with Rega turntables equipped with Rega tonearms. It may be useful too if your arms mounting distance is EXACTLY 222 mm (as for every Rega turntable).