Uni-Protractor Set tonearm alignment

Syntax, I agree with Geoch and Raul.

I do not see the point with your posting.

Anyone with very little skill can position a stylus onto a point, so this kind of misalignment would be rare.
Nobody cares about the dennesen tractor misalignmnet vs correct alignment, unless you are doing a vaild comparison against the Uni Tractor.

After all, this is what the thread is about.

Dear Geoch, you state:

"the skill of the user to follow the offered precision is irrelevant"

what does it mean? As most of us do know and have learned how to align a cart & tonearm combination properly I have seen and heard many times inproper alignments. Having used for many years the Dennessen I know that you need a good time and some patience and also some skills to bring the needle into the hole.

Unfortunately what we are missing in our hobby are learning or training courses on proper alignment. if you don't have a good trainer/coach/friend not only giving you shows or demonstrations (I attended once Mike Fremers demonstration at the High End but this is theory demonstration
only!) and you are not doing it by yourself under supervision using a good tool you will always struggle or feel insecure. Do ask most people out there - not the hardcore guys - how they feel about this.

maybe this is what Synatx tried to demonstrate. 1mm correct or not, if you have the chance to match it exactely why not going for this?

Best & Fun Only - Thuchan

Dear Thuckan, whats the use of the greatest protactor if one can not manage to take advantage of the offered precision?
The improper alignments that you have seen and heard, were due to wrong calculations or average protractor's quality. But if they were arised by the clumsiness of user, well, not only it is irrelevant to this thread, but I think that can also humiliate the demonstrator especially if he is one of the hardcore guys. If the user can not manipulate his fingers and his eyes, how can we speak about hearing faint sonic changes, since this presupposes the mental calm and a certain degree of manipulation of our nerves?
Can you please explain to me what the third photo is were about? Is this a demonstration of a great alignment?

I'm not the one who is tolerant for this last o.1mm !
I can not imagine someone to spend his money on great TT/arm/cart, when at the same time he is carelessly putting the needle just close to the protractor's hole. It is always about to make the best with what we have. We tend to waste our energy by giving our greatest effort on the most anal alignment we can get, but unfortunately our protractors have limited precision and this is where the success ends. But when we watching the opposit happening, it is at least dissapointing. It is not about how experienced is the user. Once the setted alignment is verified as average by the protractor, when you can see the misalignment by your naked eye, you just don't proceed with a listening session until the results become satisfied. No excuses for newbies. Ιt is a matter of respect to your hobby & your cartridge.