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Overhang for Ortofon 2M Bronze on Rega RB301

I just purchased an Ortofon 2M Bronze cartridge and am a bit puzzled about the overhang setting. The people I purchased the cartridge from said they set the cartridge so the front of the cartridge is flush with the front of the headshell. When I checked this with the Rega cartridge alignment protractor it shows the cartridge should be roughly 2 millimeters further back in the headshell. I listened both ways and thought the setting where the front of the cartridge was flush with the front of the headshell sounded the best. The other thing I was wondering about was the tracking force; Ortofon advised from 1.4 to 1.7 grams. I initially tried it at 1.5 grams and then 1.7 grams (as recommended by the people I bought the cartridge from). Surprisingly I like it at 1.4 grams. Any thoughts would be appreciated.
bobgates
ekobesky
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01-29-09: Bobgates
Ekobesky - I use that dot on the top of the 2M Bronze as point of reference also. I have the dot just back from the center hole on top of the headshell so only half the dot shows.

That sounds a little far forward to me. In my headshell, it's dead center. I align to the cantilever using a B-L two-point template. What are you using?
bobgates OP
535 posts
 
Ekobesky - I'm using the Rega cartridge alignment protractor that came with the P3-24 but I have also downloaded the Rega Stevenson ARC protractor off vinylengine.com and seem to get the same results.
bobgates OP
535 posts
 
Ekobesky - well I sold the Rega P3-24 and now have the Ortofon 2M Bronze mounted on a Ortofon SH-4 headshell which is plugged into the arm on a new Technics SL-1200 Mk 2. I love the way this setup sounds; definately an improvement over anything I was able to get out of the Rega. As far as overhang goes I have the cartridge all the way out on the headshell and the tracking force set at 1.4 grams. The VTA is set at 0 but I increased it to .5mm today.
tvad
9,467 posts
 
Last night, I took the dust cover off my Technics for the first time during playback. I noticed less congestion in the lower mids, and an overall lower noise floor.

Worth experimenting with this, IMO.
bobgates OP
535 posts
 
Thanks Tvad; I'll definately try that; makes a lot of sense.
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