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Old 03-12-2014, 03:16 PM
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Default Another way to set azimuth

Nor sure if this is the best but seems to work for me. I was able to find a small enough and light enough bubble level to place on the tone arm shell. At less than half a gram it doesn't seems to put too much weight or stress on the needle.



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Old 03-12-2014, 03:27 PM
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Mike.......That is an interesting idea, unfortunately that method assumes the cantilever and stylus tip are in the same horizontal line as the headshell. Without the Fozogometer I have had good success using a small mirror. Lower the cartridge tip onto the mirror's surface, view it directly from the front using a jeweler's 10x loop. Adjust azimuth so that the refection of the stylus tip and the actual tylus tip are equally aligned images. I tried this method before using the Fozogometer to see how far off I might be and found I was very close to perfect when checking with the Fozogometer.
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Mike.......That is an interesting idea, unfortunately that method assumes the cantilever and stylus tip are in the same horizontal line. Without the Fozogometer I have had good success using a small mirror. Lower the cartridge tip onto the mirror's surface, view it directly from the front using a jeweler's 10x loop. Adjust azimuth so that the refection of the stylus tip and the sactual tylus tip are equally aligned images. I tried this method before using the Fozogometer to see how far off I might be and found I was very close to perfect when checking with the Fozogometer.
Thanks Dan, I will try your method as I said I'm not sure about my idea.
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I agree with Dan......way too many variables with your 'bubble' Mike. IMO, the rod and measurement method provided by VPI is acceptable as well
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I agree with Dan......way too many variables with your 'bubble' Mike. IMO, the rod and measurement method provided by VPI is acceptable as well
Yes I have the rod from VPI but if I want to go with the Fozgometer, where can I borrow or get one?
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Yes I have the rod from VPI but if I want to go with the Fozgometer, where can I borrow or get one?
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Yes I have the rod from VPI but if I want to go with the Fozgometer, where can I borrow or get one?
Mike.......In addition to the Fozgometer you will need a test LP that offers independent left and right channel test tones recorded at identical velocity. A good test LP is the Ultimate Analogue Test LP.

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Thanks Dan, just ordered the Test LP from Amazon. Now I just need to find a Fozgometer.
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The Fozgometer is basically a voltmeter in a fancy "Audiophile" casing. If you have a good RMS voltmeter you can measure the output of both channels and achieve the same result. It will be a bit more cumbersome as you will need to connect and measure one channel at a time.
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The Fozgometer is basically a voltmeter in a fancy "Audiophile" casing. If you have a good RMS voltmeter you can measure the output of both channels and achieve the same result. It will be a bit more cumbersome as you will need to connect and measure one channel at a time.
Yes, I have a good FLUKE multimeter that I think will work.
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