Uni-Protractor Set tonearm alignment

Dear T_bone: Normally the effective length does not change that input data, as I posted only if on porpose you want to change it.

The effective length is the main foundation on tonearm calculations through those known orthodox solutions ( Löfgren, Baerwald, Stevenson and the like. ) and is when you change effective length when all the other parameters calculated changed but not the other way around.

You need to read again those Dennes papers. Of course that you can manipulate/force on porpose every single input and output parameter on the geometry calculations but this is a different way/thing that IMHO is useless to discuss.

You can run an example of what happen on what you are asking: suppose that a tonearm design ( said: 270 mm on effective length. ) was designed according Löfgren B calculations and you want to make the cartridge set up with a different geometry like Baerwald or Stevenson geometry calculations for the set up, you can run this example through the " alignment calculator " tool in VE where you note that almost all the set up parameters ( including distortions level. ) calculated changed but the effective length is the same: does not changed.

regards and enjoy the music,
Raul.

Dear T_bone: I forgot: +++++ " It appears we agree on that point (that using a different alignment than mfr.'s original design could alter resonance characteristics). " +++++

no and I can't say for sure if tha's happen till I have on " hand " white papers that prove it. What I'm sure is that two different approaches/solutions/equations calculated set up cartridge parameters give us two different distortion level performances.

I was thinking that I left clear that I don't buy speculations and normally I don't like to speculate as you.

Regards and enjoy the music,
Raul.

Raul,
Having read the papers, in my understanding of tonearm physics/math, there is no reason one cannot 'adjust' EL by 0.5mm and then come up with a new set of parameters derived from your preferred alignment (as long as the headshell is flexible enough (in terms of mounting holes)). It will no longer be 'official' but there should be room to play if one wants. Perhaps I have not properly understood. I will noodle it around a bit.

As to the other part, your idea of speculation and mine are obviously different. I think it speculative to assume that a change in the physics will have zero effect until a white paper tells me so. I have certainly not comcluded anything, but I am inclined to be open-minded, even without the white paper.

Dear T_bone: Of course that we always can change the EL and I posted we can.

On the other subject and due that's so simple through the different VE calculators ( thank you VE! ) when you or any owner of the DT protractor have it on hand you can take the parameters from cartridge/tonearm ( no big deal. ) where the protractor was used for the set up and use that " numbers/data " on the VE calculators and confirm if you have lower distortions over the LP recorded area against the normal calculations or against the manufacturer numbers.

In this subject we really don't have to argue/ask anything other that : after calculations shows lower distortions numbers/values or not?, easy!!!! , here the subjectivity does not count what you, me or any other person could think does not matters at all ( well always an opinion matters but you know what I mean. ) the easy VE calculations tell us the real distortions levels against other set ups.

Btw, when I talked of white papers it's only those simple calculations and that's all.

Regards and enjoy the music,
Raul.

Dear friends: I think that is important to remember that what I'm talking over the thread and IMHO over those white papers outside is to align the cartridge stylus/cantilever where the pivoted tonearm is only a tool and a " must " for do it. From the tonearm we need to know only the effective length and that's all.

The star is the cartridge ( is the source if we don't take in count the LP it self. ) but it needs the tonearm to hold it.

Regards and enjoy the music,
Raul.