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Will fine tune adjustments with protractor help with "brightness?"

Hello everyone-

I've had my TT setup now for 2 months. System looks like this:

Piega C10 Ltd speakers
McIntosh 402 amp
Technics SL1200GR TT
Lehmann Audio Black Cube SE II phono pre
MoFi Master tracker cart

My ears may be deceiving me, but I swear my vinyl cuts sound slightly brighter at the beginning of the album and soften a little as we near the middle. I set the cartridge by using the little white piece provided by Technics and it sounds great. I've been told by reliable sources that a good protractor, maybe even  Feickert Universal Protractor can help me get even more out of my carts. 

Would enjoy hearing your thoughts on this. Thanks! Brent

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gshepardbuster
620 posts
 
Don't feel bad bout the cart, I'm a two time cart wrecker dude myself!  It's kinda like wiping out on a bicycle...all part of the process. HFD if it applies. 
tkr
100 posts
 
I don`t know if it`s any consolation, but I did exactly the same thing. My shirt sleeve caught the back of the counterweight, and sent a Koetsu Urushi spinning across the platter. 

Believe me, a Koetsu rebuild is expensive!
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audiolabyrinth
4,555 posts
 
Silly question! 
avanti1960
1,452 posts
 
brent,
bummer about the cartridge, thankfully it wasnt a moving coil.  

avanti1960
1,452 posts
 
@erichsch 
i have read that technics tables use a stephensen alignment and assumed that the mint best tractor was lofgren because of the increased overhang compared to the technics gauge.  whatever flavor either truly is, the mint alignment sounds better and the protractor makes it easier to be accurate.  
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