[Bassmntmuzik]

 

 
Ok I got the picture post to work. Do you guys see how my cartridge is on a slight angle? Is it supposed to look like that? I used to DJ with these turntables as a teenager years ago, and this table was put in the attic for storage. I just wanna know if my tonearm seems to be bent, and where I can purchase a high quality tone-arm. Thanks.

 

[wuwhere]

That's the azimuth. It should look like this:
 

 

[Bassmntmuzik]

DO you have any Idea why this would be doing this? I have 2 of the same turntable and they both have the same slight angle. There is no way that they were both bent the same. Everything sounds fine, but I was just curious. 

 

[wuwhere]

No idea. Is the tonearm one solid tube or is there a headshell? It looks like your cartridge's cantilever is bent as well.

 

[Bassmntmuzik]

Tone arm and headshell are seperate. The headshell and cartridge was bought a week ago. I dno dude.

 

[AHorseNamedJeff]

OH MY GOD IT WORKS. I'm so happy now u can't even explain. I opened that sucker up and straightened out some wires (they looked horribly cramped) and by Jove, it works!! I put or Permanent Waves by Rush, and I was EXTATIC to hear a full sound from the left channel!! The clicks and pops are a tad more noticeable, but that might be me getting back into vinyl after a week of all digital. God this is incredible. Thank you so much!!

 

[penmarker]

But is it still leaning to one side like that? That azimuth deviation looks too bad to be ignored. Don't damage your vinyl records.

 

[AHorseNamedJeff]

Thats not my arm that's bent like that. Who are you talking too? My tonearm is straight and level.

 

[Bassmntmuzik]

Wow I just looked up how to fix the Azimuth on YouTube. Thank you Wuwhere. I am going to fix the problem asap.

 

[Bassmntmuzik]

 

 
So what do you think? Did I get it right? I feel like its like a hairline measure from perfect, or am I just being too Meticulous? What do you think? Either way, thanks for the help.
 
Shure M97xe or the Denon DL-110? I want a nice cartridge to really bring out the soundstage at a economical price and these seem to be fairly priced.