[headgear4me]

Beautiful turntable,the best in my honest opinion .

 

[jerico]

Here's my VPI Classic (cart is Soundsmith Zephyr):



It's been getting a lot of use this afternoon!

 

[TheWuss]

VPI classic owners FTW!!!  

nice.  i see you got the ring clamp as well.
i have a lot of mildly warped vinyl.  so i'm thinking the edge clamp might be my in my future.

 

[jerico]

I think the perimeter clamp makes the table look like the Millennium Falcon!!

 

[AuralRelations]

 
     
 
     
 
I don't think I'll ever part with my Technics. She'll probably out live me. Just got the TD-1200 fluid damper. Sibilance on some records is completely gone now. Lower noise floor across the board. HIGHLY recommended to SL-1200 owners.

 

[ProcessJunkie]

I've been drolling on this thread for a good part of my morning. I hope one day i can get a TD and post it here as well.

 

[calipilot227]

Small update, huge difference:
 

 
The little built-in brush actually does a surprisingly good job of catching dust before it hits the needle

 

[palmfish]

 
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Small update, huge difference:
 

 
The little built-in brush actually does a surprisingly good job of catching dust before it hits the needle

 

I knew you'd like the Shure. Just out of curiosity, what alignment tool did you use? I'm still tweaking my alignment and I'm not sure which tool is best.

 

[calipilot227]

 
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I knew you'd like the Shure. Just out of curiosity, what alignment tool did you use? I'm still tweaking my alignment and I'm not sure which tool is best.

 
I used the included alignment tool

 

[palmfish]

 
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I used the included alignment tool

 

Ah. I haven't seen that because my cartridge was pre-installed.

 

[AuralRelations]

Trying using a cartridge protractor from Vinyl Engine. They have a bunch for a few different tables and some universal ones. The one for my Technics SL1200 worked like a charm. Sounds great!

 

[palmfish]

Trying using a cartridge protractor from Vinyl Engine. They have a bunch for a few different tables and some universal ones. The one for my Technics SL1200 worked like a charm. Sounds great!

I've printed and used a couple from vinyl engine. They are difficult to use (the lines can be hard see) so I was curious if there was something easier.

 

[AuralRelations]

 
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I've printed and used a couple from vinyl engine. They are difficult to use (the lines can be hard see) so I was curious if there was something easier.

 
It's true that they're a bit hard to see. Took me several hours to get it aligned properly. But hey, it's free and the Baerwald alignment sounds better than the Stevenson alignment that the stock tool provides.

 

[palmfish]

 
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It's true that they're a bit hard to see. Took me several hours to get it aligned properly. But hey, it's free and the Baerwald alignment sounds better than the Stevenson alignment that the stock tool provides.

 

I've experimented with the Baerwald and Lofgren protractors, as well as a tangential arm (no overhang or offset angle) with mixed results.
 
It sounds good and seems aligned with the protractors, but the cartridge sits very forward below the headshell and sits off camber relative to the headshell. But that's the way it came out to align with the protractors and it sounds good, so I stuck with it.
 
I'll probably go back and experiment some more when I get in a vinyl mood again...
 
 

 

[Greyson]