tketcham
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| Fozgometer Stingreen, I may try a uni-pivot tonearm some day. But for now, it's gimbals, man.Best,Tom | |
| Fozgometer Lew, the manual states that channel separation is what's being measured. Also: "The readings are virtually independent of overall signal levels, and can be made with a wide range of input signals without effecting accuracy."So your comment about w... | |
| Fozgometer Ooops, that's "your" description. I had started with a different train of thought and then changed everything but "you're". 8-) | |
| Fozgometer Stringreen, you're description of setting azimuth on a VPI uni-pivot doesn't motivate me to try one out. If VTF is directly coupled with azimuth adjustments and is that fidgety, I think I'll stay with gimbal-pivot tonearms. :-)So to clarify that t... | |
| Fozgometer Stringreen, you shouldn't have to adjust VTF or VTA/SRA or alignment when adjusting azimuth. All of those parameters should be been set and locked in before you adjust azimuth.If you have a tonearm that uses a set screw to adjust azimuth then yes,... | |
| Fozgometer Hans, the readings you're getting seem on the low side but perhaps you have a very low output cartridge. The channel separation indicated by the Fozgometer is not bad but I would try to adjust the azimuth so the channels are closer to being balanc... | |
| Fozgometer Onhwy61, it all depends on who you ask as to whether or not the Fozgometer indicates the optimal azimuth. Opinions on the merits of the Fozgometer are all over the map, with a wide gap between camps. Not surprising for a device that's attempting t... | |
| Fozgometer Lew, you're right, a new battery is not a panacea in preventing all the potential pitfalls in using a sensitive electronic device like the Fozgometer. And no, I don't put a fresh battery in my Fozgometer each and every time I use it. I made the su... | |
| Fozgometer Well, Don, I guess your expectations are far higher than mine when it comes to consumer electronic gear. I suppose that for some things, like MRI, EKG, and X-ray machines I expect perfect manufacturing and they'll last almost indefinitely. Same fo... | |
| Fozgometer Onhwy61, on the contrary, it points out that you need to pay attention to how you use the Fozgometer and what the signal readings mean. As I said in my recent post, I think some of the difficulties in using the Fozgometer are the result of user er... | |
| Fozgometer Sdcampbell, thanks for the clarification. I have been wondering about some of the problemss people have posted on using and calibrating the Fozgometer. As Mike Fajin mentioned to you, the unit is sensitive to extraneous signal noise so you have to... | |
| Fozgometer Sdcampbell, that's great information. I used the Musical Surroundings test tones to calibrate my Fozgometer and it went smoothly and the Foz works well for azimuth adjustment. But if the unit ever seems to be "out of whack" and the test tone recal... | |
| how do you set VTA onthe SME 309 tonearm? Zd542, the bolts are not "tamper proof" and no "special" tool is needed. SME does include a handy hex driver but a simple 3mm hex key works just fine. The OP asked the question because the instructions on how to adjust tonearm height (VTA) is not ... | |
| how do you set VTA onthe SME 309 tonearm? Zd542, you're correct, without the right tool it's impossible to adjust the VTA on a SME 309. Good thing there's a forum like this one where people like Audio779 can ask questions and get some answers. Just like the answers I (and others) provided... | |
| how do you set VTA onthe SME 309 tonearm? You guys are making this way too complicated...Not sure where audio779 disappeared to, but if he purchased the tonearm new then he already has the proper hex wrench tool. It's the one with the handle like a screwdriver. If he doesn't have the SME ... |