VTA for a Dynavector 20X2L

Just get tonearm as close to parallel (with stylus on record) and you've nothing to worry about.

10-24-15: Ml8764ag
Just get tonearm as close to parallel (with stylus on record) and you've nothing to worry about.

Really? So azimuth and overhang aren't at all important? Correct VTA/SRA even when using a narrow profile stylus simply requires a pickup arm to be parallel - more or less - with the record?

You don't think use of an alignment gauge is required?

Do you not suggest users employ a tool such as the Feickert protractor ... or better?

Cleeds: instead of being passive aggressive�you could have expounded upon my comment. He asked about vta�am I to assume he has no other knowledge of tuntables? Should I also tell him how to counterbalance an arm. He asked about vta, not azimuth etc. If he has a rega or one of dozens of otherarms, he has no control over azimuth. With all else being equal�all he needs to do is get the arm parallel to the record. End of story.

It's guys like you that make so much out of minutiae�that unnecessarily scare people away from analog.

The difference between being almost right, and being right is enormous. Be mindful of every parameter of tonearm setup to fully appreciate what it can do. It might take a month of tinkering with all the adjustments, but to get it right should be your objective.