Uni-Protractor Set tonearm alignment

Dertonarm,

I apologize but I think I may have missed something in your thread. Is the P2S for measuring the pivot-to-spindle distance or the pivot-to-stylus distance (overhang)? Could your device be used to measure either?

I am considering a separate dedicated arm pod for mounting an additional arm. I would think that your UNI-P2S, if pivot-to-spindle, would be indispensable for this purpose.

Keep up the good work. I'm beginning to wonder what other devices you have up your sleeve. All this for improving analog playback just as I read from Raul (in another analog thread) that he thinks the best digital can now compete and even surpass good analog. (Sorry if that is a bit controversial to introduce in this thread) I think it is all about tiny improvements in accuracy adding up to real sonic gains in either medium.

Dear Peterayer, there is an overhang gauge coming with the UNI-Protractor set to measure direct spindle to stylus distance (overhang).
The UNI-P2S will integrate into the UNI-Protractor as well as can be used as a stand-alone-device and allows precise spindle-to-pivot measurement.
Cheers,
D.

Peterayer, You may be interested in what I deed. My Kuzma
Stabi Ref. has just one armbase but because I own Basis
Exclusive phono-pre with two separate pres I wanted an second tonearm to put next to the TT. Both the arm pod and the tonearm are made for me by the Reed (www.reed.lt).
Thy produce those armpods on order. Ie according to your ownspecifications. On their web site you can see 'my' solution (by feedback) and the arm pod by the accessory.

Regards,

Dear Dertonearm,
I have not been following this thread, but as you know, I have a Uni on order. Please tell me, can the basic Uni that I will be receiving, without any of the extra and extra-cost items you are about to introduce, accurately cite the location of the tonearm pivot using the spindle as a reference? That's how I use my Dennesen and partly why I bought the Uni. Thanks.

Dear Lewm, and this is exactly what the UNI-Protractor does ... ;-) ...
Seriously, the UNI-Protractor works in exactly the very same way as the Dennesen, - which I have worked with for 25 years.
This discussion started by the reviews of the uNI-Pro by Downunder and Halcro was about the actual measurement of the spindle to pivot (i.e. mounting distance or P2S) distance which is not incorporated into the UNI-Protractor's design.
In the UNI-Protractor's set a stainless steel metric ruler with 0.5mm scale was included as a handy tool for the owner to check the P2S if one is curious. This however raised the question why it wasn't incorporated into the positioning arm - just like in several other templates on the market. This of course can't be an option due to geometrical reasons.
Originally I had in mind a super-precise P2S measurement device as a stand alone tool. To me mounting distance was rather a different topic as alignment and a pre-determined condition on most turntables anyway. As the UNI-Pro - just as the Dennesen to Baerwald IEC (Löfgren A IEC) - aligns to a certain geometry independently of the mounting distance, I originally saw no need for measuring the mounting distance (P2S). Some owners of the UNI-Pro did however find this to be the one shortcoming and thus I want to address the issue with an optional P2S-tool which can be incorporated into the UNI-Pro at wish.
It will now come as a relatively inexpensive add-on which can also be used as a stand alone instrument.
An option like the UNI-Scope - not mandatory at all for perfect function nor alignment with the UNI-Pro.
Cheers,
D.