Well Tempered Amadeus

Hi Chashas1,I have one more set up question,did you set Overhang(i saw the Well tempered blog ,and they say the 'overhang' is 0.5 inches but i can't adjust that)?or just set the cartridge parallel to the lines on the protractor is Ok?thanks

anybody can help me?

I have no firsthand experience, Samtse, but I've read a good deal about the Amadeus, and from what I understand, you're not supposed to align the cartridge in the traditional sense. Rather, you just affix the cartridge to the fixed headshell. No adjustment is advised. Is this not the case?
-Bob

Samtse, I don't believe there is any adjustment for overhang on the Amadeus. The unit I auditioned just had holes in the headshell not slots.

Baranyi, I heard side by side a VPI Classic and Well Tempered Amadeus at a dealer in Seattle. The comparison was not completely fair because the Classic had a Dynavector 20xl and the Amadeus a Karat 17d3.

I preffered the sound of the Amadeus with the Karat. The difference in sound was exactly like the discriptions of the two different cartrides I have read online. The 20xl had great bass but is a little closed in sounding on top.
The 17d3 is more open sounding and the bass is less strong.

So I think both tables are great but I bought the VPI because the dealer was selling the demo to get the newest version. Also it is nice to have a tonearm lift. The lack of overhang adjustment on the Amadeus is not a good thing IMO. I did like that you could adjust azimuth on the fly on the Amadeus though.

I'm using a van den Hul Frog on my Classic now and it sounds great. Very open sounding with solid bass.

Cheers,

Sean

Hi Bob and Sean,did you see the Well Tempered Blog?the WT Blog say the overhang is 0.5 inches,and the nude point of the protractor is 1 7/8 inches.so i think if you are Amadeus user,you will know my question,by the way.THANKS.

Sam