Technics SL1200: Baerwald or 1200 white gauge?

Less distortion.

MintLP results in lower distortion than paper Baerwald, and both result in less
distortion than the Technics jig.

Read all the positive comments written by those who purchased the MintLP and
heard significant improvement over their other protractors, and your decision
should be easy.

Really, this is one of the biggest no-brainers in audio, IMO.

A question I have, about this particular Table.
I understand some like Baerwald Null Geometry, and some claim Stevenson Null might be as good, or another preference.

So, I ask this?

Knowing Yip at MintLP, how precise he is, with getting every little thing right with his Protractor per user's Table, Arm Spindle-Pivot Distance, Spindle Diameter, etc, would Yip possibly suggest a different, specific set of Null Points best suited for such a Table?

I would assume it would not be beyond Yip to provide special Null Points to accomodate a particular Arm?
Mark

2 Curio,
don't worry much. The Technics gauge provides the geometry the arm was designed for. I never experienced tracking problem using this gauge. Use the small screwdriver, the one that comes with cartridges, to see of the diamond tip and the end of the gauge are aligned.

The results using the MintLP versus the Technics white jig are so superior as
to be ridiculous.

We are not talking about tracking problems here. We are discussing reduction
of distortion when the cartridge's cantilever is accurately aligned, which the
Technics jig cannot possibly accomplish because it was not designed for the
task.

Sorry, Siniy123, but you are fooling yourself into believing the Technics gauge
is providing optimal alignment. You have not used the MintLP, and therefore
you do not have the experience from which to draw a conclusion. Try the
MintLP and join the dozens of other owners whose ears have been opened to
a new paradigm.

The MintLP is simply...a...no...brainer...

TVAD, I agree with both you, and Siniy as well. Both of you bring good points to the table here.

As Siniy says, akin to a Joe Pesci line from Good Fellas "You worry too much". Which might have a bit of truth, as Curio might find complete happiness without spending a dime, going any further with Alignment. He might get very good performance, never hear any anomalies, and live happily ever after.

I agree with you Tvad, that it isn't particularly tracking, or even inner groove distortion. The end user may never really notice, or have issues with such, even with a simple supplied overhang gauge.

It is the issue of extrating the very best performance from any given cartridge, and I'll agree, the Mintlp protractor will be pretty hard to beat in this regard.

As some tell me, there really isn't necessarily, a "wrong geometry" per se, but as many note, one particular Null Geometry might be better liked, versus another.

That's what I perhaps threw this on the table, if Yip would do a custom Null geometry per manufacturer's specs, rather than Baerrwald for every instance-Arm?
Mark