Glanz moving magnet cartridges

Dear Nandric: With an integrated cartridge design you can't move the cartridge to the left/right side incase that the cantilever came in with a tiny side deviation. Remember that when you make the cartridge alignment/overhang with the protractor ( MINT LP, for example. ) you must align not only the stylus tip but that the cantilever coincide with the protractor " lines "/align-lines and almost always to achieve that in precise way we need to make tiny very tiny cartridge changes to one or the other sides ( left/right. ).

Nandric, in those all times many of the cartridge alignment subjects that we already learnend were almost no " important " for the cartridge designers ( for different reasons, between them: no-knowledge about. ).

I know many of us already grow-up through the years ( and still doing every single day in favor of music. ) but unfortunately some of us ( including cartridge/tonearm/TT/phono stages designers. ) did not.

IMHO any tonearm/cartridge combination where you have set-up/alignment limitations means that what you are hearing is a higher distortion performance against the ones with out those limitations.

Regards and enjoy the music,
R.

I just received a Sony xl33 w/integrated headshell. The owner's manual asserts that on a Sony tonearm overhang error of +/- 3mm (!) is not a problem for it's "practical use". Either Sony is crazy or else they have a loose conception of practical use. Evidently, they are not crazy since the cart sounds pretty darned good, but I'm pretty sure that it could sound better if adjustments were possible.

Dear Banquo, '+/- 3mm'? I ever made a joke pretending not to be able to see whatever fraction of just 1 mm. Then I got reprimand from Dertonarm and Raul togehter. As you probable know they often disagree but not in this case. Since then I never make jokes about any dimension. BTW those Sony integrated are ugly as well as clumsy while one
can get all of those integarted models also 'solo', without the headshell. I own the XL 88 and hope to get the XL 55 very soon. Raul already mentioned XL 44 as a very good cart.

Regards,

Banquo363,

I appreciate what you are saying but with the Glanz G series and AC3300 there is no error. It is, as my expert had asserted from the start, a precise match for the Audio Craft template and their performance in this combination really needs to be heard to be appreciated. I suspect you can find such a tonearm match for your Sony if you feel it merits it and have a mind to undertake the necessary work.

Either way, happy listening and good luck.

As always...

Dear banquo363: +++++ " but I'm pretty sure that it could sound better if adjustments were possible. " +++++

absolutely right. Now, don't have to believe in my words right now is a XL44L on ebay if you try it I'm almost sure that's performance level beats the XL55 you own. Btw, mine already has the Axel's touch.
Sony made a great job in that XL cartridge family, very good indeed.

Regards and enjoy the music,
R.