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Cadenza Bronze on a Fatboy

I have a question about how close the bottom of my Ortofon Cadenza Bronze is to the surface of the record. I’m using a VPI prime signature with the fatboy gimbal arm. I have used a Wally reference jig to perfectly set the arm level to the platter. After mounting the cartridge there is barely a gap between the record surface and the cartridge body. Is this normal? It’s not rubbing. 

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rsf507
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@dogberry what protractor/setup are you using to look at the angle? In the pic it's at 23 degrees what is your goal?

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travisg OP
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@dogberry thank you. 

dogberry
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Following a procedure I saw on YT (by Ortofon), I get the cantilever roughly right as a way of getting the SRA in the ballpark. Then I can do the more fiddly photos of the stylus itself to get that adjusted as close to 92 as I can. Then I go and change it all after listening to it!

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dodgealum
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It is normal for the Cadenza series and that’s why I would never own one. It is simply a poor design to have the heel ride so close to the playing surface when properly set up. Try playing a warped record at 45 rpm and see if it makes repeated contact with the LP. 

dsockel
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Not sure why anyone would play a warped record at 45 RPM on a $2,000 cartridge but maybe that's just me.  I have used a Cadenza Bronze on my VPI Prime (standard arm) for 2 years and play exclusively older records from the 50s-60s and never had a problem. 

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