Mono carts and azimuth ?

rockitman · Dec 2, 2012

How does one adjust for this ? If I understand correctly, azimuth on stereo carts is done at the vertical level (using test tones on test records), therefore does not apply to mono carts that read only from the lateral ?

Perhaps just keeping the headshell level is good enough ? Guidence needed. Thanks

jazdoc · Dec 2, 2012

Hi Christian,

I find setting azimuth is easiest by ear once all of the other set up parameters are spot on.

I use a couple of very familiar recordings (Sarah Vaughan "After Hours", Roulette R52070 & Miles Davis "Round About Midnight", Columbia, CL 949). Female vocals and the trumpet will become noticeably more full bodied when azimuth is spot on. Bass will also dramatically improve and you will hear more depth of the instrumental layering. The image should be dead center...

rockitman · Dec 2, 2012

jazdoc said:
Hi Christian,

I find setting azimuth is easiest by ear once all of the other set up parameters are spot on.

I use a couple of very familiar recordings (Sarah Vaughan "After Hours", Roulette R52070 & Miles Davis "Round About Midnight", Columbia, CL 949). Female vocals and the trumpet will become noticeably more full bodied when azimuth is spot on. Bass will also dramatically improve and you will hear more depth of the instrumental layering. The image should be dead center...

Thanks Doc. That is helpful.

bblue · Dec 3, 2012

jazdoc said:
Hi Christian,

I find setting azimuth is easiest by ear once all of the other set up parameters are spot on.

I use a couple of very familiar recordings (Sarah Vaughan "After Hours", Roulette R52070 & Miles Davis "Round About Midnight", Columbia, CL 949). Female vocals and the trumpet will become noticeably more full bodied when azimuth is spot on. Bass will also dramatically improve and you will hear more depth of the instrumental layering. The image should be dead center...

From a Mono cartridge, if your system is balanced left&Right the image will ALWAYS be dead center. Regardless of how the cartridge is aligned.

--Bill

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