allenh Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 yes the correct angle is 18 degrees and the only really bad arms are those that are straight with a straight headshell. On the straight with angled hedshell or S or J shaped debate there are pro's and cons but mostly the straight with an angled headshell is considered best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas³ Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 10 hours ago, Gumbo72203 said: Isn't that the degree of off-set that the headshell must be, for it to track properly? Yeah, that is the correct angle. Sorry my brain was not working. It does not mean it's aligned correctly though. You could have it too far forward/back in the headshell to hit the proper points. I know you have a straight tonearm with a straight headshell, but you should still download an alignment protractor to check it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gumbo72203 Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 6 hours ago, Thomas³ said: Yeah, that is the correct angle. Sorry my brain was not working. It does not mean it's aligned correctly though. You could have it too far forward/back in the headshell to hit the proper points. I know you have a straight tonearm with a straight headshell, but you should still download an alignment protractor to check it out. Yeah I'll definitely do that. It's got a thing to angle the headshell a bit so hopefully that helps my case haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas³ Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 What cartridge is it Gumbo? A conical stylus does not need to be perfect like an elliptical or higher, since the conical is round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allenh Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 Try and find one of those angled headshells they put on the new Lenco's and similar. Put that on and you go from DJ to HiFi in one easy fit. When you do tell me where you got it from becasue the moment I do I'm buying one of those really expensive Stantons to see just how good I can make it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas³ Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 Hey allen, this probably a dumb question but for some reason it just hit me. Since my table is made to be used with the record weight, I should probably have the weight on when I try to align the cartridge right? I assume that small depressing in the suspension from the weight might be why it sounds bad when I think I have it perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allenh Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 18 hours ago, Thomas³ said: Hey allen, this probably a dumb question but for some reason it just hit me. Since my table is made to be used with the record weight, I should probably have the weight on when I try to align the cartridge right? I assume that small depressing in the suspension from the weight might be why it sounds bad when I think I have it perfect. I doubt it but it is possible, the weight would alter the VTA so the easy check is put a steel rule beside the platter with and without the weight and see if it drops by more than 1mm with the weight on, 1mm you shouldn't really notice at that end but 1,5mm or 2mm and up yes I expect it will have an effect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andynz Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 I've been thinking about playing around with pre-amps to see if I can get a warmer/more bass heavy sound and thought about testing the waters with a tube pre-amp. Here's my setup: Pro-ject P1.2 w/ Ortofon 2M Blue - Pro-ject Phono Box - Rotel RA-935BX - KEF Q100 Here is a cheap pre-amp I was looking at: http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=1259088939 I see a lot of specs listed, but it may as well be a foreign language to me :/ Would that pre-amp be able to cope with the 2M Blue? Would it likely be an improvement on the standard Pro-ject Phono Box? To make life easier, below are the specs one under the other: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allenh Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 Yes both of those will work with a 2M blue as it's a standard MM cartridge but if you want a more bass heavy sound I wouldn't recommend using an Ortofon cartridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b'Bah Posted April 8, 2017 Share Posted April 8, 2017 (edited) So a co-worker gave me some of his old gear. A Fisher MT-6225 TT and a Rotel RX- 402. I decided to us it as my bedroom set up and put a Nagaoka MP10 on the Fisher. So now all is a set of speakers to go with it but I'm having a hard time figuring out which ones would pair nicely with the system. The Rotel is only 25w per channel so I'm not sure what speakers it will be able to drive. Id like to keep it around $200-$300. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Edited April 8, 2017 by b'Bah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tool4602 Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 I’m new to the world of vinyl, did a little solo research and ended up ordering some equipment. Wanted to see what the pros thought of my purchase. I bought the elipson omega 100 tt with klipsch r15pm shelf speakers. Anyone own this tt? It was very similar to the debut carbon but has Bluetooth and USB port. Thanks for any feed back. Also what would be the best cartridge for this tt? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mateematy Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 Hello, this is my first post here. I’ve already read the suggestions but I was looking at something like Primary E Phono or a B-stock T1 phono. Are they worse than the Essential ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charle60 Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 Thanks everyone for such detailed information.. I am new here and excited to be the part of this community:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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