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Is extremely accurate "VTA" adjustment necessary?

Here's a very interesting article by Geoff Husband of TNT on the importance (or better relative unimportance) of overly accurate VTA adjustment.

Exposing the VTA myth?

A short quote form the article:

Quote - "VTA, or Vertical Tracking Angle is one of those topics that divides opinion...That 'VTA' matters is indisputable, but the purpose of this article is to examine the validity of the claims made for the relative importance of VTA...SRA/VTA matters of course, but in the real world not THAT much, rigidity, simplicity and lateral alignment are all more important"

What are your thought and comments on this issue?
restock
tbg
5,263 posts
 
I was unaware of this arm although I have heard the
SpJ La Luce Turntable several times and have a friend with one. He is thinking about buying the Schroeder Reference. It just strikes me that it would fail the rigidity test.
psychicanimal
1,738 posts
 
A lot of men are failing the rigidity test these days...
tbg
5,263 posts
 
vta stands for viaga testicular adjustment.
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dekay
5,652 posts
 
An Audiogon ad for an after market "on the fly" VTA product was linked in a thread @ AA. An Audiogon search of "VTA" and/or "Pete Riggle" should bring it up.

The current asking price is $99.

Can't imagine it fitting my old SME, but it might be of interest to those using inexpensive Rega arms.
jphii
485 posts
 
I use the VTAF. Works pretty good.
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