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Has anyone used the Deluxe Wally Analog Shop?

I've been reading about this device with supplied Multimeter
and was very interested in all the features involved.Also works as a cable cooker.Does your LP playback substantially improves with all the recoomended calibrations and test CD's.
I would think more people should invest into this before spending hard earn money on tonearm cables or more esoteric phono cartridges.Any thoughts on this subject matter?
I already use the Wally Tracker and have great results from that alone.
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dan_ed
2,451 posts
 
I have not used it, but I have read reports from those who have. Most say that using this device to set azimuth did not significantly improve on the settings that they could obtain by ear. The cable cooker feature is interesting but I don't know if you could get, or build, one of those for alot less money. Just my humble opinion.
larryi
4,326 posts
 
I've used it to set azimuth and found it to be a bit complicated and difficult to get reliable results. The readings offf the multimeter seemed to jump around. At best, I got approximate readings.

My own preference is to insist that the stylus/cantilever assembly be aligned perfectly (by visual inspection under magnification. I then do a visual alignment, with the goal of perfect perpendicularity of the stylus to the record surface. This I do by lining up the cartridge with its own reflection on the record surface (when viewed head on) while the cartridge is in the playing position.
rgordonpf
82 posts
 
Setting azimuth by visual inspection under magnification works 1) if the diamond is perfectly mounted on the cantilever (which can be a problem with cheap cartridges)and 2) the motor inside the cartridge is mounted perfectly square to the cantilever (which can be a problem with any cartridge including expensive ones). As an example, I own three cartridges with MSRP in excess of US$3,000. I aligned the cartridges using visual inspection under magnification. I then measured the channel separation. The channel separation was less than specified. I then adusted the azimuth, measured separation with a multimeter, adjusted azimuth, measured, and continued until I achieved the manufacturer's specified separation. I then tweaked the azimuth a little each way and listened. That final tweak got the best sound. The strength of the test tone signals off of the test LP varies so much that it is not possible for me to set the azimuth strictly by measurement. I can get close, but the final twak by ear is essential. YMMV.
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