VPI 10.5i - Which armwands do I own?

Get the Soundsmith Counter Intuitive. It's the best $50 you can spend on the VPI and makes setting up VTF and VTA a snap instead of pulling one's hair out.

I have one, Myles. Trouble is, I have three arm tubes. Yeah, I know.

I just changed my cartridge and in doing so, had to adjust that rear counterweight for azimuth alignment. The last time I had to do that was about 7 years ago when I last put in a cartridge. That azimuth ring as I read between the lines is something new...that it can indeed adjust azimuth. In the older aluminum arms,one of which I have,\... the proper way is for rotating the rear counterweight....not a big deal.

Well sure, Stringreen, but that means every time you adjust VTF you have to RE-adjust azimuth .. and then readjust VTF ... etc. Much simpler to use the azimuth ring in the first place.

I find that even rotating the azimuth ring messes with the VTF on mine. And then resetting the VTF messes with the azimuth. It'd really be nice if VPI would key the counterweight to the arm on assemblies that have the azimuth ring. Even being as careful as possible, it's almost impossible to slide the counterweight without rotating it slightly.

I have a new cartridge due this week, I'm not looking forward to doing it all again.