Qwertyqaz Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 Does this look right to you ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hensa Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 Definitely not! Azimuth looks a mile off - the cantilever, when looking from directly in front should appear perpendicular to the record. The starting point is to have the headshell parallel with the record surface and then adjust from there if the cantilever isn't dead straight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hensa Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 I don't have a shot handy from the front but here's one of the VdH showing the cart body being parallel to the record surface. Yours is tilting sharply upwards towards the outer grooves. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qwertyqaz Posted August 17, 2017 Author Share Posted August 17, 2017 Ok, I don't have the right tools to adjust it. Anyone close to Wyndham Vale that can assist? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mloutfie Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 What's the arm? Shouldn't be hard to adjust azimuth if we know the arm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qwertyqaz Posted August 17, 2017 Author Share Posted August 17, 2017 Consonance T1288 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 you dont need no tools to fix that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Full Range Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 @Qwertyqaz Read up and follow this guide -- http://www.soundfountain.com/amb/ttadjust.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hensa Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 15 minutes ago, Qwertyqaz said: Ok, I don't have the right tools to adjust it. Anyone close to Wyndham Vale that can assist? Just loosen the large screw on top of the arm and adjust the headshell downwards on the fingerlift side until the headshell is parallel to the record surface. A tip is to do initial adjustment while the arm is in the rest, then move and lower on to the record to check, then back to the armrest for further adjustment, etc - more chance of damaging the stylus if adjusting it while the arm isn't anchored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t_mike Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 Please tell me the first post was a joke! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hergest Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 The Dynavector DV-17, the Barry Sheen of cartridges. It's a superb cartridge and really needs setting up properly, hopefully there's someone local who can help you out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qwertyqaz Posted August 17, 2017 Author Share Posted August 17, 2017 7 minutes ago, t_mike said: Please tell me the first post was a joke! It isn't, and I unscrewed it from the top but cannot get it to stay parallel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Full Range Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 4 minutes ago, Qwertyqaz said: unscrewed it from the top but cannot get it to stay parallel Then in the arm tube may be the culprit and needs a twist in the right direction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hensa Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 It isn't, and I unscrewed it from the top but cannot get it to stay parallel [emoji20] You loosen the top screw, adjust to parallel while maintaining the alignment geometry you've presumably already set, then hold headshell in that position while tightening the top screw back up - headshell should have no motion once the screw is tight.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qwertyqaz Posted August 17, 2017 Author Share Posted August 17, 2017 Adjusted where the counterweight sits. What you reckon ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qwertyqaz Posted August 17, 2017 Author Share Posted August 17, 2017 I should say I adjusted it a little so now it's even better. Sounds a lot better Thanks all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EV Cali Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 (edited) The first picture still looks like Barry Sheen ie leaning into the corner. Can you take a picture head on, from the same level as the cart? Edited August 17, 2017 by EV Cali 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCvinyl Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 Once your happy with your azimuth double check your downforce to make sure you havent upset it. Love to hear one of those 12 inch unipivots one day, have you got it on a consonance table? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citroen Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 1 hour ago, Qwertyqaz said: Adjusted where the counterweight sits. What you reckon ? That still looks way off to me! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mloutfie Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 (edited) Yeah that still doesn't look right. Even the vta feels off. At least get a cheap cartridge alignment mirror to check both vta and azimuth. Naked eye will definitely fool you. Cost like 20 bucks to get one in ebay Edited August 17, 2017 by mloutfie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mloutfie Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 Btw that is one thick ass platter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyr Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 (edited) 2 hours ago, Qwertyqaz said: I should say I adjusted it a little so now it's even better. Sounds a lot better Thanks all. Use the shiny side of a CD (great use for a CD! ). Rest the stylus on the CD - the cantilever and its reflection in the CD should be a straight line. That will get you into the right ballpark. getting it 'right' requires some equipment ... or your ears. Andy Edited August 17, 2017 by andyr 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qwertyqaz Posted August 17, 2017 Author Share Posted August 17, 2017 Does it look better now ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batty Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 Being a unipivot isn't the azimuth adjusted by rotation of the counterbalance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qwertyqaz Posted August 17, 2017 Author Share Posted August 17, 2017 1 minute ago, Batty said: Being a unipivot isn't the azimuth adjusted by rotation of the counterbalance? Absolutely right, I figured that by trial and error Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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