Thanks for the kind words! Hope it at least helps someone… Happy New Year!

The Stevenson protractor actually corresponds to the technics alignment which is used with the jig… however, this helps you make sure the straight line of the cart body corresponds to the cantilever 😀

@@BensAudioCave yeah of course if the cantilever is bent I’m sending the cart back.

@@charlesludwig9173 bent and slightly skewed are very different… all to my sight have a very small skew… so this helps… specifically at the microscopic level… the diamonds also sit a little wonky sometimes… so it depends on how precise you want to get 😃

Hopefully it helped a little… audio on KZfaq can be hit or miss but at least it’s a level playing field… thanks for watching 😃

Thank you!!! Hope you enjoy the Hudson as much as I do

It is kind of preference and it all really depends on your stylus shape... The Stevenson works best on my Techie for the microline and shibata styli... That has been my best all rounder... Now for ellipticals; the loefrgren seems to do a bit better on the inner grooves where they are prone to inner groove distortion... Baerwald seems a bit better in the beginning of the album... but again stevenson has been my line of best fit for the styli I use which track the inners like a champ! Thanks for watching!

Same to you 😀

Yes, I've seen this message - why does setting the anti-skate to zero matter?

Which is my ML is my preferred! 😃

I guess if we could listen to the samples in stereo, they would be more revealing..

To me I like the Stevenson as the best all rounder… the geodisc is a baerwald and does generally put the cart more forward… I used baerwald for years and just recently tried the Stevenson on my AT33PTGII… honestly, I prefer it… sounds good all over… I did notice that while the ML is somewhat tolerant of less than perfect VTA/SRA; the shorter cart was at the bottom of the range on the SL-1200 and still not ideal… I purchased some 3D printed spacers and settled on a 3.5mm which put the ideal SRA around the 2.5-3mm mark (or in the middle of the range) what was already a sweet sounding cart quickly became an INCREDIBLE sounding cart… so you might also look into this 😀

You completely misunderstand the entire subject, allow me to clarify. For instance; The Technics table comes with stock cartridge already aligned using Technics own proprietary alignment which isn't either Stevenson nor Baerwald. To trace this arc (alignment) we get the numbers; Effective tonearm lenght' 230 mm Pivot to spindle 215 Overhang 15mm (And two null points) If we instead wanted to align using the Baerwald null points, we would need to track a larger arc because the null points are further apart in this setup. in order to do this we need first of all a baerwald protractor specific to our turntable, which would ask us to increase the effective lenght' of the tonearm by 2,8 mm (Doing so by moving the cart 2,8 mm further out on the headshell, and aligning it correctly with null points yada yada) So infact we change the 230 mm effective lenght' of the tonearm into 232.8 mm - And the overhang from 15 mm into 17.8 mm This is why Baerwald (Loefgren A) always puts the cartridge to the absolute forefront of the headshell. It's a larger arc simply put. We do not need to use math, we just need an arc protractor like the one you already have which specifically takes into account YOUR turntables specific parameters. Just throw the overhang gauge in the bin, it's useless now. The 49 and 52 mm overhang you're talking about, is a widely misunderstood number.. Infact the claimed 15 mm overhang on Technics tables as stated in the manual, is regarding how far beyond the spindle the stylus will be. The overhang gauge has nothing to do with overhang in the sense that people think.. - it's only purpose is to give an easy way to obtaining roughly 230 mm effective lenght' (Technics example) when using the little plastic overhang gauge provided by Technics. So yes, overhang and alignment are inseparable, if you want a different alignment you're going to alter the overhang inevitably. If one were to actually use the overhang gauge, that would result in gross misalignment. Btw I also have a mintLP best tractor - best there is! Track the entire arc, align perfectly at the two null points, and there is nothing more you can do. There is no point in thinking about those 49mm or 52mm. Those numbers are completely nonsensical and won't help you align the cart. The overhang gauge is a simple way of obtaining half decent alignment in 2 minutes, without knowing anything about a turntable. Which is why turntable manufacturers provided them for the consumers. You can't possibly tell me that you have aligned your cartridge with a protractor, and then afterwards you scoot the cartridge back and forth an entire 3mm while still maintaining alignment with the protractor... This is like a bad joke, common man. Throw the gauge in the bin!!!

Thanks Brian!!!

Umm that is setting “overhang” which is generally a Stevenson alignment like the technics one I demonstrated… it has a jig too… if you read that Shure jig was likely for a specific tonearm and most vary as will alignment… also you need to use a razor blade with that jig… my fisher MT-6330 has an overhang gauge built in… if you have used the Shure jig on all your tables; chances are it’s not been aligned completely correct for years… try a protractor on here or setting overhang based on the Turntable specs… chances are the Shure jig was for an SME low mass arm and it has different geometry than the one you use… it might surprise you how much better things might sound for free!

@@BensAudioCave First, thanks for the painstaking work in setting this video up. A razor blade you say? Hmm, don’t know anything about that. I’ve only had a mkii since I bought it in 1987 or so (with the Shure cartridge) and a VPI Traveler for a brief period of time. Now I have the mkii and a GR, and mostly go to the Technics alignment tool for adjustments. I’ve mentioned that Steve Guttenberg(?) recently got a G and his cartridges are hanging waay off the front, so I suppose his friend who sets up his cartridges for him is more of a Bauerwald guy.

Use the OEM shell and it matches fine… the aux weight may make it better though… close as possible to the bearing helps… also, helps VTA… I use spacers with my ZuPreme… if you don’t use an aux weight; that resonance cap from KAB USA I listed on the other post is a must… those links from Amazon are affiliate links and I do appreciate the small commission I earn from them 😃

Awesome and yes KZfaq compression does things but on an elliptical it might be a bit different… might do another experiment with something like an ATVM95E or something later 😄

@@BensAudioCave I have up until now used an ATVM95SH. I have just received my Ortofon 2m Black, but do to my current snow-in location, have not had the opportunity to install the Black. If it's better than my AT, I will be very happy. It should be given the price difference!

@@andrewward7042 the black in the video is a bit worn… but honestly to me I’m an AT ML guy… love the PTG33II… the black is revealing but brutal… you can really here the pops and clicks on that track… they aren’t there with the PTG33II

@@BensAudioCave Good to know. I will endeavour to keep my records as clean as possible. Nice video by-the-way :-)

I will check my captions and see if there is something I can do… I will admit I have a pretty thick accent so that might be contributing

As much as I spend on my music, too much, according to the loving wife, I have absolutely no idea what people are singing for lyrics. $30,000 on hearing aids helped, until I realized Beltone was fleecing me. And 'fleecing' isn't the term I would normally use. I used to be able to turn it up for some clarity, that no longer works... Many thanks for your help, the herd, in general, couldn't care less. Please carry on!

@@danashay Thanks Dana!

It was dead on with the naked eye… the scope was at an angle so I could make the video and the cantilever is slightly skewed in the 2M… the cantilever was straight as was the diamond which is what matters

The usb scope included in the link description works with Max-see app for android and iOS wirelessly OR I just plug it in and it shows as a USB camera to my PC and Mac… I display it on my 50” QLED and use it to inspect stylus cleanliness

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It’s called faded by the Afghan Whigs… one of my favorite bands ever… the album is black love and you can pick it up here: amzn.to/3U1v4hM

If you don’t like the Afghan Whigs, that’s on you… LOLz 😂

It’s in chapters

Because it’s a demo for others and most of my carts are way above the food chain on a Concorde