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HELP Stylus Cantilever slightly bent to the left

I have a almost new (20 hours) Clearaudio Virtuoso cartridge mounted on a Satisfy Tonearm. When you look at the cartridge head-on the stylus cantilever seems to be very slightly leaning towards the left (towards the center of the record).
My vinyl sounds great and it doesn't appear to be affecting performance, but I don't know if it will get worse over time and cause long term issues.
Has anyone seen this before? Is it common? Can it be fixed by adjusting the anti-skate or something else?

Please help, any advice is welcome.
jerko

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jerko OP
7 posts
 
Thanks for all of the information, I will try to not let it bother my OCD tendencies anymore. I am listening to Paul Simon's Graceland right now and it sounds excellent.
jerko OP
7 posts
 
I aligned the cartridge according to the directions. You basically pull the cartridge to the most forward position in the head shell. I'm not too experienced with turntable setup. I did check it against some of the free alignment printouts from the internet and it seems to be pretty accurate.

I also set my amp to mono and changed the setting so the meters freeze on the peak level. It looks to me that the left/right balance is even. Is there anything else I can do to test this?

As long as it sounds good to me I guess it is aligned properly. What can I listen for that is a telltale sign of improper alignment?
jerko OP
7 posts
 
I honestly don't notice any distortion. I put on some new 180 gram vinyl and it sounds absolutely great. What does inner groove distortion sound like?
jerko OP
7 posts
 
Jwglista, do you have any virgin vinyl to test with?
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